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__label__wiki	0.509804	0.509804	Case Studies // Capital Appeals and Campaigns Capital appeal feasibility study Weston Park Cancer Charity "The piece of work that David did was in some ways for me a game changer because it gave a very objective view of actually where we stood. That was a great supporting document, very well written, very cogent argument, which I could then take to trustees and others and say, ‘My concerns are validated." SAMANTHA DIXON, DIRECTOR, WPCC Weston Park Cancer Charity supports Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield, the region’s only specialist cancer hospital. With a new Chair and Director in place, the charity had worked through its strategy and wanted to gain clarity on the feasibility of a new capital appeal, The Transformation Programme. The programme was nebulous and potentially huge and could have been the sort of thing that would break an organisation if not approached in the right way. Action Planning was asked to provide an objective view on how prepared Weston Park was as an organisation and what it was capable of delivering. The brief was essentially to answer two questions: 1. What could Weston Park raise for the project? and 2. What would it need to put in place in order to do that? Through a series of stakeholder interviews and primary research into funding sources, we carried out a thorough assessment of the charity’s structure and resources. We submitted our findings in a document that highlighted the obstacles to embarking on the capital appeal – including ‘marks out of 10’ for various aspects of the Case for Support, and set out the essential prerequisites for achieving the funding target. Our report enabled Weston Park’s Director Samantha Dixon to take her case to the trustees and argue that the charity should not commit resources until certain criteria had been satisfied. It also provided a framework for the charity ask for greater detail about how much funding was required by the hospital, and for what purposes. Consultant's Insight: There comes a point in the process of planning every major redevelopment, when ‘aspirations’ have to be translated into firm and costed plans. Without this detail, fundraisers face an impossible task. Speak to us about how you can set up a major fundraising campaign/appeal BROWSE THROUGH OUR FUNDRAISING AND MARKETING SERVICES > EXPLORE OUR INSIGHTS INTO CAPITAL APPEALS AND CAMPAIGNS > EXPLORE OUR INSIGHTS INTO CAPITAL APPEALS AND CAMPAIGNS The answer's yes. What's the question? Action Planning is a specialist consultancy for charities and other not-for-profits, offering expert help with a comprehensive range of services, including governance, planning, fundraising, marketing, recruitment and training. While other consultancies specialise in one aspect of charity work, we have expertise across the board, enabling us to identify the best opportunities for each client and provide the most appropriate services for each situation. Action Planning Consultancy Ltd Action Planning, 99 Ashurst Road, KT20 5EY office@actionplanning.co.uk Regular insights, updates and career opportunities to help you succeed, professionally and personally. © 2021 Action Planning Website designers - Knibbs, Reigate	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line4
__label__cc	0.650964	0.349036	EDICOM Group Working in Edicom Are you looking for job offers? Professional area Administration Development Software Integration Marketing Sales Presale Human Resources Systems Support Country Argentina Brazil Colombia U.S.A. Spain France Italy Mexico Data Analytics Specialist [Valencia] We are looking for a Data Analyst for our head office in Valencia. The successful candidate will join the Software Integration and Data Analytics projects department. We are seeking a communicative and decisive person with knowledge of Big Data or Data Science. IT Presales Engineer [Mexico City] Are you keen on ICT and sales? We are looking for an IT Presales Engineer for our headquarters in Mexico City. You will be joining an important international company to become a Pre-Sales Engineer for international accounts and your main function will be the optimal proposal of customized EDI solutions. 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__label__wiki	0.714013	0.714013	Beverage and Water Solutions Beverage And Water Solution DraftKings and FanDuel Turn Off in New York State Pending September Appeal By beverage February 27, 2020 Slots Leave a comment ï»¿DraftKings and FanDuel Turn Off in New York State Pending September Appeal DFS sites DraftKings and FanDuel will stop offering their services to residents of New York State immediately, the attorney general’s (AG) office announced on Monday. All Bets Are Off: New York State AG Eric Schneiderman (left, seen here with Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014) has agreed to restrain on his interest in billions in DFS and buy-in fines from DraftKings and FanDuel until a September hearing in court. This might be section of a settlement that may see the AG’s office refrain from pursuing litigation that will hold both internet sites liable for billions of dollars in player restitution and fines. 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These failed, additionally the expected injunction followed swiftly, later amended to include the fines and restitution. ‘As I’ve said from the start, my job would be to enforce the law, and today that is starting DraftKings and FanDuel will abide because of it,’ Schneiderman said in a statement released on Monday. ‘Today’s agreement also produces an expedited road to resolve this litigation should that law change or upon a decision by the appellate unit. ‘Regardless, our claims that are key the companies for false advertising and customer fraudulence are not affected by the agreement and will continue,’ added the newest York AG. Hope for Regulation The websites’ hope that is best between now and September is the fact that New York legalizes and regulates DFS during the current legislative period. That would preclude the need for an appeal and allow them to use for gambling licenses and spend taxes to the state. There are several DFS bills into the offing, with S 6793, sponsored by State Senator John Bonacic, considered the likely to succeed. ‘New York is just a critical state for FanDuel,’ said the company within an official statement today. ‘FanDuel is headquartered in Manhattan, where we employ more than 170 young, smart, passionate fans who are committed to innovating and providing the most readily useful fantasy experience possible. ‘we have been proud to be certainly one of New York’s largest startup companies, and while it really is disheartening for us to restrict access to paid contests in our home state, we believe this is within the best interest of our company, the dream industry and our players while we continue steadily to pursue appropriate clarity in New York.’ Man Who Had Intercourse on Las Vegas High Roller Murdered in Houston Carjacking What began as a nevada tall Roller story that is somewhat amusing a couple who went too far within the satisfaction department has now ended in tragedy with the guy in question’s murder in Texas on the weekend. Philip Panzica, whom just month that is last nationwide headlines for having a bit too much enjoyable in the Las Vegas High Roller, was murdered in a carjacking in Houston early Saturday early morning. Here he could be seen with fiancée and dancer that is exotic Bozant. (Image from Panzica’s Facebook page) Philip Panzica, the man arrested for having sex on the Caesars-owned multimillion-dollar High Roller Ferris wheel at the LINQ last thirty days, died violently in a carjacking in his home city of Houston in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to reports. Panzica, 27, and their partner in crime Chloe Scordianos, 21, gained notoriety that is national February 5, as soon as the couple were taken into custody for enjoying a well known Las Vegas non-gaming attraction too enthusiastically. It was a brief moment that the nyc Daily Post instead delicately described as a ‘mid-air mingling.’ But today, just a few weeks later, police in Houston are trying to piece together the events that resulted in Panzica’s brutal murder right in front of his fiancée, 36-year-old exotic dancer Mistie Bozant. Panzica was due to marry Bozant on the day he was arrested in Las Vegas last thirty days (more about this to come). Killed in Cold Blood According to local radio station KTRK, Panzica left the Vivid strip club in Houston, where Bozant works, within the morning that is early. Bozant was also accompanied by two men, Bryan Watts and Aaron Jones. Panzica drove all four of them in Bozant’s SUV. At around 5:15 am, Watts allegedly pulled a gun on Panzica and told him that he needed seriously to ‘come clean,’ before shooting him several times in the head at point-blank range. Panzica’s human anatomy was then dumped by the roadside, while Bozant was ordered out of the car. Watts and Jones then allegedly drove away along with her cash, in accordance with police documents. A sheriff’s deputy spotted the car later on into the time and the suspects were arrested following a chase. Both are actually dealing with charges of money murder, and Watts has reportedly confessed to the killing. LINQed In On February 5, Panzica and Bozant traveled to vegas to get married, but argued after Bozant confessed that she could be pregnant with another guy’s child, even though this ended up maybe not to be the instance. 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(Image: lasvegas.com) The deal involving the two major investors and MGM Resorts International, that is part-owner of the chichi shopping mall, is a reflection associated with tremendous development of non-gaming appeals to Sin City. ‘This transaction shows the strength in Las Vegas as a destination that is premier visitors around the planet,’ stated MGM Resorts International Chairman and ceo Jim Murren in a press declaration. MGM Cashes In To Focus On Gaming and Entertainment The Shops at Crystals exposed in 2009 at the entry to CityCenter. In the swank complex are the 669-condominium Veer Towers, ARIA Resort & Casino, and the casino-less Mandarin Oriental, which boasts over 220 condominiums. The mall that is high-class branches of Louis Vuitton, Audemars Piguet, and Christian Louboutin, among many other familiar aspirational brands. The sell-off appears to allow MGM to focus more on what the company does best despite crystals’ current high-end target audience. The gambling conglomerate will likely be putting its energies squarely right back on its 13 Strip properties and its particular soon-to-open $375 million T Mobile Arena being built as a jv with Anschutz Entertainment Group. Shop and Party Till You Drop The main focus on retail is just one of the methods Las Vegas has reinvented itself within the decade that is past so. According to recent figures, just 63 percent of Generation Y visitors (those millennials who came of age round the year 2000) arrived to Vegas to gamble. Nightclubs, partying, and shopping were all mentioned as alternatives to gaming for the generation that is new of city’s tourists. ‘Visitors now spend more than half their travel budget on non-gaming expenditures,’ said JLL manager Michael Zietsman, whom managed the deal on behalf of CityCenter. ‘A sale like this hasn’t made more sense.’ The shops at Crystals bounced back to record impressive results of late despite CityCenter opening in the middle of the deepest US recession in decades. For the last year that is financial Crystals notched almost $70 million in net revenues. That was up from $66.5 million for the previous 12 months. Atlantic City Mayor Warns North Jersey Residents: Prostitution and Crime Comes with Gambling Enterprises Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian (R) is residents that are warning their state that a vote to authorize two casinos in northern New Jersey is a vote for prostitution and criminal activity. Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian wants voters to comprehend the risk of prostitution, drugs, and crime if they opt to create land gambling north in New Jersey. It is he really unbiased? (Image: Wayne Parry/Associated Press) Understandably against his town losing its longstanding monopoly on gambling in the Garden State, Guardian is cautioning citizens, specially those residing in counties most likely to get the casinos, that the prospective reward that is financial at a price. ‘with it, you’re foolish,’ Guardian told attendees of a forum at St. Peter’s College in Jersey City if you don’t think prostitution and drugs and other minor crimes won’t come along. Found simply across the Hudson River from Manhattan, Jersey City is thought become one of the 2 likeliest locations, along with the Meadowlands Complex, for the casinos. 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__label__cc	0.595107	0.404893	1922-26 Scott 108 6p olive green & violet "Malta" When Napoleon Bonaparte ejected the Order or Knights of Malta, which had ruled for 270 years, in 1798, the ouster was initially welcomed. (The Sovereign International Order of the Malta, now based in Rome, continues to do charitable works, and issue their own stamps.) But the Maltese soured on the French occupation, and the archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea eventually became a British colony in 1814. Malta's strategic location between the Strait of Gibraltar and the the Suez Canal (1869) was advantageous indeed. And it was on the trade route to India. The Capital was Valletta, and the population was 272,000 in 1943. Malta suffered and fought bravely during the Siege of Malta in 1942, which caused King George VI to award the entire colony the collective George Cross. Malta eventually gained independence in 1964, although various earlier stamp issues of 1922 and 1947 are also overprinted with "Self Government". 1911 Scott 39 4p scarlet & black/yellow "Edward VII" The Scott Classic Specialized catalogue, from 1860-1938, has 199 regular, 1 air post, 20 postage due, and 2 war tax stamp descriptions. Total = 222. Then, from 1943-1953, the catalogue has 41 additional regular issue stamp descriptions. Total (1860-1953) = 263 major stamp descriptions. Of those, 120 are CV <$1-$1+, or 46%. 4 Farthings = 1 Penny 12 Pence = 1 Shilling 20 Shillings = 1 Pound 1875 Scott 3 1/2p yellow buff "Victoria" "One Half Penny Yellow" In 1860, the 1/2p buff/bluish with the illustrated design of Victoria was issued for Malta. This was followed by six more major number catalogue stamps issued between 1863-1882 with similar buff or yellow colors. These major numbers also differ in watermarks (None, wmk 1,wmk 2), or perforations. In addition, Scott lists some 13 stamps as minor numbers because of color variations. The 1/2p "yellow" issues, as they are known, vary in CV from $20+-$500+. The particular 1/2p shown here is an 1875 Scott 3 "yellow buff" with watermark 1, and perforation 14. Of interest, the 1/2p "yellow" could only be used on mail within Malta itself. Otherwise, British stamps were used on mail destined for overseas until 1885. 1885 Scott 8 1/2p green "Victoria" The 1885 1/2p changed colors to "green", and is shown here. The CV is quite inexpensive @ <$1. The color, by the way, was changed as Malta joined the UPU. 1885 Scott 10 2p gray "Victoria" The 1885 issue consisted of six stamps, and one can find four designs. Shown here is the 2p gray. The other two designs are shown elsewhere on the post blog. The issue ranges in CV from <$1-$10+, well within the means of most classical WW collectors. 1885 Scott 12 4p brown "Victoria" Note "A25" obliterator cancel I'm showing this 1885 4p brown stamp mainly to illustrate the "A25" obliterator cancel that was used on Malta and Gozo in the early years. There are some 74 different Great Britain stamps with "A" prefix Scott numbers in the catalogue, and used in Malta between 1860-84. They are identified by this "A25" obliterator, and generally have a high CV. 1899 Scott 17 2sh6p olive gray "Malta" Other stamps issued in 1886 and 1889 show the "Maltese Cross" and "St. Paul after Shipwreck". Those stamps are expensive (CV $70+-$90+), and I don't have them. ;-) But another design , this time on a higher denomination stamp, shows the human representation of the Maltese people, or "Malta"( "Melita"). The name is derived from a Roman settlement on the island that eventually became known as "Mdina". 1901 Scott 19 1f red brown "Valleta Harbor", wmk 2 1910 Scott 29 1f dark brown, wmk 3 A "Farthing" denomination intended for newspaper delivery was issued in 1901, and then again in 1910 with a different watermark and color. 1902 Scott 20 1p on 2 1/2p dull blue The overseas rate for British colonies dropped to one penny in 1902, and consequently the 2 1/2p dull blue 1885 stamp issue was overprinted as shown. Note, there is a "One Pnney" overprinted error found on one stamp of the 120 stamp sheet (CV $30+). 1903-04 Scott 27 1sh violet & gray "Edward VII", wmk 2 The Edward VII design was introduced in 1903-04 with seven stamps on watermark 2 paper. CV is <$1-$10+. 1905 Scott 31 1p carmine & black "Edward VII", wmk 3 More Edward VII stamps were issued between 1904-11, this time with watermark 3. The fourteen stamps have a CV of <$1-$6+. British Colonial and Crown Agent Watermarks Upper row: wmk 1,2; Lower row: wmk 3,4 This might be a good time to review all the British colonial watermarks found for Maltese stamps. So here they are, ;-) 1911 Scott 43 4 1/2p orange "Gozo Fishing Boat" Also, between 1904-11, two designs featuring a "Gozo Fishing Boat" and an "Ancient Galley" were used on watermark 3 paper on four stamps. (The designs had originally been introduced in 1889 on wmk 2 paper.) 1914-21 Scott 54 3p violet/yellow "George V", wmk 3 Between 1914-21, an 11 stamp set with "George V" was issued with watermark 3. The familiar key plate design had an added touch of displaying the Maltese Cross on either side of the "Malta" inscription. The Maltese Cross, of course, is associated with the Knights Hospitaller (Knights of Malta) since 1567. 1914-21 Scott 59 1sh black/green, chalky paper 1915 Scott 62 1sh black/green, surface colored paper The 1sh denomination can be found on either chalky paper (colored through), or surface colored paper. One would need to look on the reverse of these stamps to be sure. ;-) 1921-22 Scott 66 1/2p brown, wmk 4 In 1921-22, a seven stamp "George V" set was produced, this time with watermark 4. One really cannot collect British colonies without having a watermarking tray handy. ;-) 1915 Scott 52 2p gray "George V", wmk 3 1921-22 Scott 69 2p gray, wmk 4 The 1914-21 wmk 3 and the 1921 wmk 4 stamps have the same design except for the 2p gray, as illustrated above. Now you know. ;-) 1915 Scott 63 4p black "Valletta Harbor" In 1915, an engraved "Valletta Harbor" design stamp was produced in black for the 4 pence. Quite striking, No? 1922 Scott 80 6p dull lilac & red violet, wmk 3 1922 Scott 90 2 1/2p ultrmarine, wmk 4 Stamps of 1914-21 overprinted "Self Government" overprinted stamps on both wmk 3 and wmk 4 "George V" stamps were issued in 1922. The seventeen stamps in total have a CV of <$1-$1+ for 11 stamps. One should note that, although greater autonomy no doubt occurred, Malta did not gain full independence until 1964. 1922 Scott 97 1f on 2p gray "One Farthing" was overprinted on the 1921-22 2p gray design stamp in 1922. CV is <$1. 1922-26 Scott 103 2p olive brown & turquoise "Malta" Between 1922-26, the "Malta" motif was used for a 16 stamps issue. These nicely designed stamps have a quite modest CV of <$1-$3+ for 12 stamps. 1922-26 Scott 109 1sh olive brown & blue "Britannia and Malta" And here is the motherly "Britannia" protecting the smaller "Malta" on the higher denominations. Ah, for the good old days of colonial imperialism, when all was right in the world. ;-) ;-) 1926 Scott 119 1 1/2p orange brown The 1922-26 "Malta" issue was overprinted "Postage" in 1926 on 14 stamps. CV is <$1-$3+ for eight stamps. Of interest, the postmark "Cospicua" on this and an earlier image is from an old fortified town on the Grand Harbor on the eastern side of the Capital Valletta. 1926-27 Scott 139 4 1/2p yellow buff & violet "George V" Inscribed "Postage" A new "George V" design was issued in 1926-27 on 10 stamps. Notice the "Postage" inscription. 1928 Scott 149 1/2p green "George V" Overprinted "Postage and Revenue" Then in 1928, the preceding 1926-27 set was overprinted "Postage and Revenue" on 12 stamps. CV is <$1-$2 for 11 stamps. 1928 Scott 160 1sh black "Valletta Harbor" Overprinted in Red Also in 1928, seven engraved stamps, originally issued in 1926-27, were overprinted as shown. 1930 Scott 173 3p dark violet Inscribed "Postage & Revenue" Finally, a 10 stamp set of the "George V" design was issued in 1930, this time with a "Postage & Revenue" inscription. The Maltese certainly spent much effort getting the "Postage' or the "Postage & Revenue" inscriptions right. ;-) 1930 Scott 179 2sh deep violet & black "Notabile (Mdina)" Also, the higher denominations pictorial engraved stamps were re-issued in 1930 with the "Postage..Revenue" inscriptions. These stamps have a rather high CV of $9+-$60+. 1938 Scott 202 2sh dark blue & light green "Mdina Cathedral" In 1938, as was true for many British colonies, a pictorial 13 stamp "George VI" issue was released. The CV for these stamps ranges from <$1-$4. 1938 "George VI" pictorial issue Here is a pic of the 1938 set. If one is using Big Blue as the album, and one wants to stay true to dates, then only these color denominations should be put in. ;-) 1943 Scott 197A 3p blue "St. John's Co-Cathedral" In 1943, six stamps of the 1938 pictorial type were released, but in different colors. This pic shows the colors of the 1943 set. 1948 Scott 216 6p rose red & olive green "Statue of Antonio Manoel de Vilhena" In 1948, a 15 stamp set with "Self Government 1947" overprint was released on the 1/2p-3p 1943 issue, and the 4 1/2p-10sh 1938 issue. "Self-Government" overprinted issue of 1948 Above is a pic of the 1948 issue. 1953 Scott 238 2 1/2p rose red "De I'Isle Adam entering Mdina" Then, in 1953, six stamps with the "Self-Government 1947" overprint were issued, but in different colors than the 1948 issue. "Self-Government" overprinted issue of 1953" The 1d-4 1/2d denomination stamps of 1953 in different colors than those of 1948 are shown here. One of the advantages of the Steiner album is it provides spaces for these issues with their color changes, (As it provides coverage of British Commonwealth to 1952-53), while BB stops with the 1938 issue. 1949 Scott 224 1 Pound dark blue "Silver Wedding Issue" I don't usually show the 1949 "Silver Wedding" omnibus issue, as they are basically all the same for the colonies. But, since I have the much less frequently seen 1 Pound denomination for Malta (CV $40+), here it is. ;-) 1950 Scott 231 1sh gray black "Princess Elizabeth" Since our classical collection ends at 1952 for British commonwealth, there are not many stamps of Princess Elizabeth. But Malta issued a three stamp set in 1950 upon her visit. 1951 Scott 233 3p purple "Madonna and Child" Finally, to end the regular issue stamps, here is a scan of the 3p purple for the three stamp 1951 set honoring the 700th anniversary of the presentation of the scapular to St. Simon Stock. Air Post 1928 Scott C1 6p red & violet Scott 140 overprinted Only one airmail stamp was issued by Malta during the classical era, and here it is. ;-) Postage Due 1925 Scott J17 4p olive green "Maltese Cross" In 1925, a plain typeset group of 10 postage dues was released by Malta. Although six are CV $1+=$5+, I don't have any. ;-) Shown above are the next set of postage dues, issued in 1925 with 10 stamps. Of interest, six denominations (1/2p-2p, 3p,4p) were reissued in 1953-57 on chalky paper in slightly different colors. I suspect I have a mixture in my own collection. ;-) War Tax 1918 Scott MR2 3p red violet & gray "Edward VII" Two overprinted stamps were released by Malta as war tax stamps in 1918. One of them was an "Edward VII" stamp, shown above, 8 years after his reign. ;-) 1922-26 "Malta" issue in Deep Blue The Deep Blue (Steiner) album has 19 pages for Malta, and gives all the major Scott numbers a space. Quite logical layout and presentation. 1885 Scott 9 1p carmine rose "Victoria" Big Blue '69, on two pages, from 1860-1938, has 69 spaces for Malta. Since there are 222 major stamp descriptions during this period, coverage is only 31%. I found 87 stamps in the catalogue during BB's period coverage that have a CV of <$1-$1+. Why the sparse coverage? The 1914-21 wmk 3 and the 1922 wmk 4 "George V" key plate issues are only given one space choice, which, of course, is typical for BB. But the "Self-Government" overprinted George V stamps are given no spaces. The 1926 "Malta" issue with overprinted "Postage" has no spaces in BB The 1926-27 "Postage" inscribed Scott 131-141 are in BB, but the 1930 "Postage & Revenue" inscribed issue is not. Of interest, the "George V" 2p gray key plate design has a descriptive space, while the next space shows a 2p gray illustration, but a slightly different design! (See the image scan in the "Into the Deep Blue" section.) Therefore, the Scott 52 wmk 3 stamp goes in one space, while the Scott 69 2p gray wmk 4 (different design) in the other space. There are no stamps in BB that cross the $10 threshold. 1/2 penny "A1" space : "Buff"-Scott 1 or 2 or 3 or 5 or 6 or 7, or "Green"- Scott 8 9,10,11,(12), 19 or 28 or 29, 20, 21,22,23,(25), 1914-22 49 or 66, 50 or 67, 51,52,69,53 or 70,(68), 98,99,100,103,105,(108), J11,J12,J13,J14,J15,J16,J17,J18, A) Expensive stamps ($10 threshold): None B) ( ) around a space indicates a blank space choice C) 1914-22: wmk 3 or wmk 4 choices. D) 52 is the 2p gray description, while the next space shows a 2p gray illustration! But this is actually O.K., as they differ in design! (See the image scan in the "Into the Deep Blue" section.) Therefore, the Scott 52 wmk 3 stamp goes in one space, while the Scott 69 2p gray wmk 4 (different design) in the other space. E) 1922 -The "Malta" issue with overprinted "Postage" has no space in BB F) 1926-28- The "Postage" inscribed Scott 131-141 is in BB, while the "Postage & Revenue" inscribed 1930 issue is not in BB. G) 1938- This the original 1938 issue. Do not confuse with the different colored 1943 issue or the "Self-Government" overprinted 1948 and 1953 issues. 1938-43 Scott 203 2sh6p rose red & black "Statue of Neptune" Malta is perhaps one of the more interesting British colonies with a number of pictorials and overprinted stamps. There are expensive stamps, but still enough less expensive ones to interest the general classical collector. Note: Map appears to be in the public domain. Malta - Bud's Big Blue Posted by Jim at 3:04 PM DrewM October 17, 2013 at 7:46 PM Scott always tended toward the most basic representation of a country's stamps and that meant omitting anything repetitive, high value,and sometimes overprints, it seems. Too bad as some of that is fun. But I suppose that had an album to sell and too many pages would make it more expensive to produce and so on . . . . A few blank pages would take care of the missing Malta stamps, I suppose. I've never been much of a fan of British Commonwealth stamps with their repetitive royal heads, but Malta's stamps happily included quite a few pictorials along with the endless parade of royals. Nice looking stamps, too. The many overprints are quite strange, especially since Malta apparently really really really wanted "self-government" and kept announcing it on different stamp issues. I'm not sure if this is funny or whether there was some actual development these overprints were supposed to be honoring? As for the "postage and revenue" overprints, what were the stamps issued for if not for that purpose? Or were the Maltese just making really really sure every stamp purchaser knew this? It's the oddities like this that make stamps interesting to me. Good writeup although I'm not quite sure the difference between the island of Malta and the Sovereign Order of Malta and how the latter also gets to issue stamps, as well? Are they used only in their headquarters like UN stamps? Isn't that really odd? Finally, maybe it's your photo lighting but a couple of the blue pictorials are gorgeous, especially the two cathedral stamps. But what exactly is a "co"-cathedral, I'm wondering? Maybe Malta is just a strange place with all these philatelic oddities. I hope so anyway. The Self-Government overprints reflect Malta's constitutional development. After the Sette Giugno riots of 1919 (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sette_Giugno), Malta was granted self-government in October 1921, with Joseph Howard as the first Prime Minister. This constitution was suspended in 1933 due to the language question, that is whether Italian or English should be the official language of Malta along with Maltese. After this Malta was once more administered as a crown colony. After World War II, a new constitution re-introduced self-government in 1947, with Paul Boffa as Prime Minister. This lasted until 1958, when Dom Mintoff resigned as Prime Minister and George Borg Olivier declined to form a new government. Malta got self-government once again in 1962, with Borg Olivier as Prime Minister, and finally became independent in 1964. The overprinted stamps of 1922 and 1948-53 reflected the new constitutions of 1921 and 1947 respectively. There were no stamps for the 1962 constitution. The postage & revenue overprints reflected changes in the procedure regarding what stamps could be used for postal or fiscal needs. From 1899 to 1914 Malta had separate postage as well as revenue stamps. In 1914, stamps valid for both postage and revenue were introduced. In 1925 a new set of revenues was issued, and the "Melita" stamps were overprinted POSTAGE in order to prevent fiscal use. However, in 1928 the revenues were withdrawn and postage stamps once again became valid for fiscal use. This was followed by the definitives overprinted POSTAGE AND REVENUE. This lasted until the 1970s. To sum it up: 1899-1914: separate postage and revenue issues 1914-1925: dual purpose postage and revenue issues 1928-1970s: dual purpose postage and revenue issues Jim November 10, 2013 at 9:23 AM Thank you for the very informational reply on the reasons for the overprints, the changes in constitutional government, and changes in postage/revenue status. Just what I was looking for! Jim October 18, 2013 at 7:11 AM The Sovereign Order of the Malta is very much still alive and well. A number of countries have an agreement with them and accept their stamps (The United States does not). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta My middle Daughter's Father-In-Law was involved with the charitable works of the Western Province for the United States, and they recently help fund a medical clinic in an under-served area in Oakland. Bud October 21, 2013 at 7:53 AM A co-cathedral is a cathedral of a diocese that shares its function with another cathedral in the same diocese. Usually this occurs in a geographically large diocese where it is difficult for the bishop(s) to travel to the parishes. As Bud said... "St. John's was the conventual church of the Hospitallers (the Knights of Saint John). Conventual in the sense of the convent and over time grew to equal prominence with the archbishop's cathedral at Mdina. The name, Co-Cathedral, refers to its later, dual role. In the 1820s, the Bishop of Malta, whose seat was at Mdina, was allowed to use St John’s as an alternative see, hence the name Co-Cathedral. "	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line40
__label__wiki	0.756217	0.756217	AVOIDING DESTINY Five people left the Indian restaurant rubbing stomachs contentedly and smiling after a wonderful relaxing evening. Tinned music being the only part of the experience they would have left out. They walked the relatively short distance to their car almost oblivious to their surroundings chatting about nothing in particular, on casual observation five perfectly average people. Maybe two couples, parents, daughter and husband, the other woman conceivably the younger man's sister even though they were not visually similar. The way the conversation casually meandered it was obvious that they were relaxed, though as they neared their vehicle perhaps there was a little tension rising. There were half a dozen figures congregated close to their destination. Young males, a multi ethnic group, maybe smart casual, expensive trainers, puffy looking jackets, an excess of chunky gold jewellery. Only the way they virtually blocked the pavement seemed almost menacing. "Nice women," remarked one quite loudly, almost at no one in particular. "Yea, I really fancy the younger one." The group formed an arc alongside the wing of a car, preventing the party moving further. "Fancy a decent fuck?" asked one, grabbing the youngest woman by the arm."I strongly suggest you release my wife and disappear under the rocks you came from." "Shit, she's too gorgeous for a pissant like you." One of them had broken away and moved around the back of the car so there was no easy retreat. "This one has a neat arse." "Well, we can take turns, I dare say we'll be entertained most of the night." "I won't tell you again, walk away. While you can." "Like we give a shit what you think. We do what we want around here." The youth, he barely looked eighteen, skin so smooth it appeared as though he hadn't even started shaving, pulled a handgun from beneath his jacket. "Give us your car keys, if you wait here we'll bring the women back when we get bored." The husband turned his palms upwards looking at his fingers thoughtfully. "Well Princess, this is one reason why I don't like Earth." "What?" questioned the armed interloper. "Leave now, before I lose my patience." "Are you exceedingly stupid, this is a fucking gun." "Do I look frightened?" There was always going to be a chance that a weapon was only a threat. But significantly it was a question of hostility, not wanting to draw first blood. Only standing in front of a belligerent youth with a gun was likely to cause distress. Just for whom would rapidly become apparent. The gunman glanced past his target. "Waste the bastards, we can get away in their car and fuck the women in the flat until we get bored," he said rapidly. Five shots rang out, echoing in the confines of the side street and a man fell to the floor. One man fell. "Dad!" screamed a woman, collapsing to her knees, wrapping her arms around an all but lifeless figures freely issuing blood at her feet, coughing feebly and struggling to speak. Through her tears she managed a few distinct words. "Griff, make it painful. Very painful." The initial gunman had a rather blank expression on his face, he was two feet from his victim and had placed three shots into the chest, but having staggered back a short distance and buckled over the ‘corpse' straightened almost calmly. The expression on his face was not one of imminent death, it was intense anger. "Be afraid, be very afraid." Then he turned to the young woman beside him. Having wrenched her arm free she had moved almost behind her husband where she felt more secure. "Catch me Vai." As his body went limp his wife reached out to support him. "Afraid of a dead man," laughed the assailant, confidence restored. "You fool, he is not dead, he is behind you," Vai roared. The other men turned and suddenly lost all colour from their faces, the one that had shot Jane's father dropped his gun in shock. "What is it?" Whatever was behind him seemed to have terrified his friends. "You don't really want me to answer that," said one of the others. The figure twisted around, there was a dragon standing on the pavement, a ghost of a dragon anyway. Its jaws agape it shook it's head slowly. "What the fuck is that?" "The last thing you will see," said Vai bitterly. The smoke launched forwards, enveloping the gunman and closed it's mouth slowly. As teeth entered flesh the street was filled with a horrendous scream. The figure bent forwards a little as blood gushed from numerous openings, then the dragon's head whipped up so legs shot into the air. "Kill it," squealed another figure, pulling a gun from beneath his waistband and firing six shots into the strange slightly transparent head. No doubt some hit the moaning limp form hanging in the air. As the gun clicked on spent rounds the lifeless body flew into the group, knocking most of them to the ground. The repeated gunfire had drawn pedestrians to the end of the street. But they were confused, unsure what was happening, they saw what appeared to be a figure falling rather rapidly from a wall having been shot. There was smoke in the air, it was difficult to be certain what was going down. The dragon swirled around the side of the car, a vapour foot reached out and crushed the paralysed figure that had killed Jane's father. Dragging him into the street claws ripped him apart, leaving a bloody trail. The other armed figure was reloading, while the young man next to him was backing away in fear. The advantage of being an immensely strong dragon is that you can attack on several fronts, his tail whipped out and flattened the figure against the wall, shattering countless bones, probably destroying most internal organs and knocking the nervous one to the pavement. The two remaining attackers were running, in opposite directions, one had picked up a gun from the floor, just in case. A police car, blue lights flashing, squealed to a halt as it turned into the end of the road. In seconds figures were crouched beside it. "Armed Police. Stop." The air seemed to clear. Griff stiffened, reached out and pointed, allowing a quite fine pulse of blue light to shoot into the darkness. The disappearing figure left the ground briefly before he crashed down to the tarmac, lifeless, give or take. As Griff turned he could see the remaining antagonist motionless about twenty metres in front of two armed policemen. There was one more within easy distance. "Are you afraid now?" The man nodded fervently. "A pity you won't tell anyone." Griff flexed his fingers sharply and the man's neck snapped like chalk. "Put the gun on the floor," demanded an officer at the end of the street. "Once more time Vai," whispered Griff. "Do it now," shouted the voice of authority, the sound reaching the stricken figures without comforting them in any way. The youngster was terrified, caught between a dragon and the blue meanies. Suddenly he felt something grip his gun arm. "No!" he offered. "Drop the gun!" As the pistol rose sharply towards the officers, four shots rang out and the helpless man fell dead onto the dark asphalt, the gun highlighted by a white line. By then the main road was awash with light, a second wave of police vehicles was driving slowly up the side street from the other end. One car stopped beside the crumpled almost prone figure virtually wedged, head down between two parked cars, another two came to a halt alongside the stricken group. Griff had leant across without getting up and had his arms around Jane, comforting her a little as she sobbed profusely. Against a wall her mother was too shocked to move, tears flowed down her cheeks but little sound left her body. "What happened?" asked an officer as he stepped out of a car. What does it look like, pillock? "They wanted the car keys so they could take the women away and rape them," Griff said blankly as he tried to make a little sense of things. "But what happened?" probed the man anxiously. "I asked them to leave. Then without warning they just opened fire, two of them." "They killed my father so they could rape us," screamed Jane. "But they are all dead," said a policeman quietly, looking at the mess. "That one over there looks like he was bitten almost in two by a shark, and this one has been spread onto the tarmac like fish paste." It was a reasonable description, the rib cage had been torn open, and all internal organs were rather enlarged in surface area and well distributed over the street. Maybe a spring roll then. "There are four dead men here." Obviously being little more than an untrained civilian in uniform he couldn't count. "Asshole," spat Jane. "There is one dead man and the remains of four useless vermin that should have been drowned at birth." "You haven't suggested what happened yet," he replied quite calmly. "You wouldn't believe us, we don't understand it." Well, it was beyond the understanding of most people on the planet after all. Whether the character standing above them, who appeared to be a lobotomised uniformed twit, would even hear the truth was debatable. "Try me," the officer replied wearily. "A vapour dragon materialised from nowhere and ripped them to shreds. It must have objected to the gunfire." That and the obvious pain. "No, you are right. I don't believe it. You said they opened fire at point blank range. Why aren't you injured?" "Blind as well as stupid," sighed Griff. "What does this look like to you, lipstick?" When he glanced down, for the first time since the incident had begun he realised his chest was completely red. It made him feel quite strange. Jane looked up. "Jesus, Griff!" "I'll be fine." Hopefully. Turning to the figure in blue he offered an plausible explanation. "I had major surgery after a crushing injury, I have a metal plate in my chest, luckily he hit that, three times. Pure fluke." A pity that wasn't true as he was starting to feel breathless. It wasn't worth trying to imagine just how much tissue damage there actually was, while he could distance himself from what his brain was struggling to understand he was at least able to appear calm. After all he had already been able to vent most of his anger. Just so long as the tedium didn't begin to annoy him. "The bodies?" "We told you, what you believe is up to you but use your eyes and apply a little common sense, if that isn't beyond you. Jane's father is dead, she's wrapped around him wishing we had never come out. Vai is holding me tightly because she's worried I'm on the way out, I collapsed the moment I was shot, obviously. That leaves Jane's mother, I don't think she is here mentally. Then there is a slight anomaly over a mechanism. Look at that body, I can see teeth marks from here. Something bit him hard, something huge so it obviously wasn't any of us." Griff breathed in slowly, aware that blood was still flowing from his wounds, something the police had yet to even notice. Obviously they trained to fight crime, not have any regard for critically injured civilians. The fact that it would take more than the odd bullet to place Griff at death's door was irrelevant. The uniformed figure looked up. "Here's an ambulance." "Can they bring the dead back to life?" asked Griff. "Well that sounds about par for the course. God, I hate this planet." "Someone will accompany you to the hospital, just to get the truth." Griff shook his head slowly, at least they were not attempting to handcuff him, that felt like progress in the right direction. "Vai, I feel faint," Griff whispered. "It's alright my love, I'm here." Griff closed his eyes and let his dragon walk once more. "Sarge, what's that?" A three metre tall vapour dragon, what does it look like? Stomping down the road, the rather ethereal form crushed four cars and uprooted a small tree with its tail, then appeared to roar, obviously silently, soared along the street through several officers and spiralled into the sky. "Fuck me," hissed the questioning officer. "Hardly," snarled Jane, tears still pouring from her face. Two policemen were quivering, prostrate on tarmac, sobbing softly. Griff opened his eyes. "Did I miss something?" "Griff, can we take mother home? I mean our home?" "What about your father?" "You can come back for him as a gas giant," she said bitterly. Griff struggled to his feet, fighting against the waves of pain, holding his chest and wheezing a little. Maybe he should have waited, let an ambulance crew put him on a stretcher, only Earth medicine was rather pathetic and would only draw attention to the fact that it was impossible to X-ray any part of his body. "Are you alright?" asked Vai. "I don't know yet, bloody primitive weapons." "What drugs are you on? Primitive weapons?" sneered the policeman. "You take your mother," Griff said, ignoring the officer. "I can carry your father now, otherwise it may prove tiresome." "Where do you think you are going?" asked the policeman stepping forwards in an attempt to stop movement. Vai blocked him as Griff moved closer to Jane. Forcing a smile he activated a voice link which looked a lot like a hearing aid. "Al-lisia Code Red." There was a momentary delay. "Griff what is wrong?" "This planet, as usual. Track the signal, visual at one hundred metres, scare hell out of the bloody monkeys," Griff spat, trying to hold back the growing rage at the idiot's attitude. "Jane's father has been murdered." "How is she?" "You work it out." "Two or three minutes." "Make it five, there's no rush, we need to walk to the end of the road, this side street is too narrow. I don't think we can move that quickly, obstructions." he said, trying not to alert Al-lisia to the fact that he had been injured. Griff leant down and hooking an arm over his shoulder lifted a limp form from the floor. It was a struggle carrying the lifeless parent but Griff was eager to distance himself from more than just feeble authority figures. "You can't take the body away, sir." "That is my father, he's coming with us," Jane sobbed, leading her rather robotic mother. A group of uniformed figures moved with them unsure quite how to react. When they reached the main street there was a sea of vehicles, hordes of curious onlookers. Probably morbidly curious. "I am the God Bach-ael," Griff shouted. "Belligerent pathetic people on this planet have angered me immensely. I may just kill you all." Not that he meant it, he just needed to say something to vent some anger. "Jesus, what a fruit cake," laughed a nearby policeman. "Is there enough room Al-lisia?" "Yes, structurally, what about any vehicles?" "Crush them," he sneered. "Anti-visual off." "Careful who you insult, you feeble creature," mocked Griff nodding towards the sky. "Is that likely to have been made on this spinning rock?" At that moment the ship became visible, it came down slowly, powerful floodlights blinding those in its path. There were no substantial wings, no engine noise, just a massive vessel dropping out of nowhere. Al-lisia attracted everyone's attention by playing the computer file of an old record, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, I am the God of Hell Fire. That seemed to make them scatter. Even if they were too young to remember it, in that particular context the words alone were almost frightening. "Oh shit!" said the sergeant softly. Several police and civilian cars were wrecked, no uniformed figures moved as the family boarded and the ramp closed behind them. Jane was stroking Griff's forehead when he awoke. "I hate it when you do that. It worries me, it was a premonition wasn't it?" "Yes, I'm pretty sure about that, rather explicit too." "Tell me about it." Griff rubbed his chest. "I don't think bullets will kill me. But we are never going to Earth again."	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line41
__label__cc	0.678549	0.321451	Review: Horde by Ann Aguirre by Kay \| Jun 16, 2014 \| Reviews \| 0 comments Horde by Ann Aguirre Series: Razorland #3 Published by Feiwel & Friends on 2013-10-29 Genres: Dystopian YA, Young Adult Also in this series: Enclave, Outpost The epic conclusion to Ann Aguirre's USA Today bestselling trilogy. The horde is coming. Salvation is surrounded, monsters at the gates, and this time, they're not going away. When Deuce, Fade, Stalker and Tegan set out, the odds are against them. But the odds have been stacked against Deuce from the moment she was born. She might not be a Huntress anymore, but she doesn't run. With her knives in hand and her companions at her side, she will not falter, whether fighting for her life or Fade's love. Ahead, the battle of a lifetime awaits. Freaks are everywhere, attacking settlements, setting up scouts, perimeters, and patrols. There hasn't been a war like this in centuries, and humans have forgotten how to stand and fight. Unless Deuce can lead them. This time, however, more than the fate of a single enclave or outpost hangs in the balance. This time, Deuce carries the banner for the survival of all humanity. Thoughts: I’ve been Team Aguirre for years now. She is one of my all time favourite authors and, unfortunately for the world, I think she is shockingly underrated. This woman excels in every genre she puts her hand to – be it urban fantasy, Young Adult, Romance or Science Fiction. Every time I pick up one of her books I remember that this? This is why I am a reader. With that glowing praise in mind, let’s move on to Horde, the final book in Aguirre’s Razorland trilogy. When I think back to the first book – Enclave – I see now that Aguirre had had this dramatic conclusion planned for us from the beginning. It seemed like a simple “zombie” apocalypse novel at the time and, while I adored it, I never could have foreseen Horde. I would never have predicted her creating such a complex universe, taking such a different view of strong women at the end of the world, or completely twisting the definitions of “good guys” and “bad guys”. That is because I made the assumption that, as Aguirre was writing YA, she would stick to a lot of YA tropes. For instance, you don’t let your YA heroine take off on adventures that will last months, seasons, years… because then she won’t be a 16-year-old anymore. She’ll be a competent adult. Well, screw tropes. War takes a long time and, unlike Katniss, Deuce does not have a fully trained army sitting in the wings ready to start fighting. Deuce needs to build the world she wants to live in from the ground up. It is a long slog (timeline-wise, Horde covers the longest period of the three books) and SO MUCH happens. Seriously, a LOT OF PLOT. luxuriates in plotty-YA novel Yes, it is a book about growing up. Yes, there is some romance. But mainly it is a book about re-establishing the human race. It takes TIME and PAGES, people. I can’t say too much more, as my favourite aspect of Horde is an extremely spoilery plot twist. One that made me feel as though Aguirre’d read my criticism of Killbox (one of her adult Science Fiction novels) and decided fix the problem this time round.* I was punching my fist to the sky screaming “YES THIS” when I got to it… leave me a comment if you know what I’m talking about! Bottom line: Horde is an EPIC, thought-provoking conclusion to a stunning series. I cannot recommend the Razorland series enough. Go forth and get the whole bloody trilogy in hardback. They’re worth every penny. * Note that I am under no illusion that that happened but, nevertheless, am extremely happy to see that one of my favourite authors has readdress one of the few issues I’ve ever had with her writing. So… yay! Review: Cress by Marissa Meyer by Kay \| Apr 30, 2014 \| Reviews \| 1 comment Genres: Science Fiction YA, Young Adult Also in this series: Cinder, Scarlet In this third book in Marissa Meyer's bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth.Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who’s only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she’s being forced to work for Queen Levana, and she’s just received orders to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice. When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is splintered. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price than she’d ever expected. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai, especially the cyborg mechanic. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has. Thoughts: After the genius that was Scarlet, I expected great things from Cress. And while it wasn’t quite as stellar, it was certainly an amazing book. I came to a rather surprising conclusion while reading Cress. Namely, that my enjoyment of Meyer’s writing is completely character-based, rather than author-based. With most authors, I find that if I am luke-warm about one book, I will feel the same about the next. But in Meyer’s case, it depends completely on the character she is writing. As she changes narrators, she completely immerses herself into that character’s mind. So, obviously, if I don’t particularly like one character, I am not going to enjoy the writing. Now, you’d expect all authors to change their style according to characters, but most don’t. Most tend to write in one style, expressing one set of values – albeit in different ways. Meyer can switch it up while still keeping control of the overall plot. Quite a feat. That being said, since I didn’t particularly like Cress as a character, I wasn’t quite as enraptured with her book. My feelings were reminiscent of the way I felt about Cinder in her book (but not in Cress… I’ll get to that later). Cress is young, naive and was far too enraptured with Thorne. I understand this girl was locked away with no company and her behaviour was only reflective of that… but that still didn’t make it enjoyable to read. Again, Meyer is way too good at getting into her character’s brains. So when you aren’t so keen on knowing what they think, then you don’t love it. Fortunately, rather like Scarlet, Cress follows the POV of many, many, many characters. We jump back and forth from Cress to Scarlet to Kai to Cinder, so on and so forth. Not only was I totally fine with that, I loved it! There are so many fantastic revelations taking place all over the planet(s), Meyer needs to jump about in order to keep up with the action. And yes, just like its predecessors, there is a ton of action! From Mexican stand-offs to kidnappings to space-ship crashes, Marissa Meyer delivers page after page of keep-you-up-all-night content. It’s a joy to find such well-written, engaging plot in a YA novel. Also, the multiple POV’s meant I could check in on two of my favourites: Scarlet and Wolf! Oh my heart. While they weren’t featured as prominently as I would have liked, they still made me squee. And surprisingly, I really enjoyed checking in with Cinder. While I’ve always liked her, she’s never been my favourite character. But over the past two books, she has really grown into her own skin. Her self-loathing is dwindling and her confidence is booming – she is really turning into the Queen she is meant to be. Thanks, Ms. Meyer! Bottom line? Another well-written, action-packed installment of the Lunar Chronicles. While I wasn’t the biggest fan of Cress herself, I am looking forward to seeing how Meyer develops her character in the future! Audiobook extract Review: Outpost by Ann Aguirre (+ Audiobook Excerpt!) by Kay \| Nov 11, 2013 \| Reviews \| 1 comment Published by Feiwel & Friends Also in this series: Enclave, Horde Deuce’s whole world has changed. Down below, she was considered an adult. Now, topside in a town called Salvation, she’s a brat in need of training in the eyes of the townsfolk. She doesn't fit in with the other girls: Deuce only knows how to fight. To make matters worse, her Hunter partner, Fade, keeps Deuce at a distance. Her feelings for Fade haven’t changed, but he seems not to want her around anymore. Confused and lonely, she starts looking for a way out. Deuce signs up to serve in the summer patrols—those who make sure the planters can work the fields without danger. It should be routine, but things have been changing on the surface, just as they did below ground. The Freaks have grown smarter. They’re watching. Waiting. Planning. The monsters don’t intend to let Salvation survive, and it may take a girl like Deuce to turn back the tide. Thoughts: I loved Outpost. It was rough, tough, gritty and glorious. Ann Aguirre is one of those authors whose works I end up hoarding. I want to keep her books for “rainy days” because her work is flawless. But sometimes this hoarding can lead to me disliking a book, because I’ll have waited too long and end up not remembering a thing. I adored Enclave when I read it in 2011, but that was a whopping 2.5 years ago. Perhaps I wouldn’t fall back in love with Deuce and Fade? Perhaps I should have read this book last year when my memory was still fresh? frets Luckily, this was not the case! Despite taking a 2+ year break from the Razorland series, I fell straight back into sync after only 5 or so pages. Aguirre does a great job at reminding you of previous events – using some strategic-and-short flashbacks and some seamless references – without making it feel like she is Reminding You (TM). Anyhow, on to the book. Deuce has started to work her way up my list of all time favourite heroines. She is courageous, kind in her own way and possesses a level of pragmatism that I envy. She understands those who hate her, though she won’t let them get in her way. She doesn’t let a bit of emotional turmoil stop her, and she certainly won’t let some man “own” her. She is also developing from the soldier she was trained to be: thinking for herself, and not accepting things at face value. This girl is a leader. Deuce is also confident in her romantic feelings, thank god almighty. Yes, there is a “romantic triangle” of a sort in Outpost, but it is not a psychological triangle. Deuce always knows what she wants, which made me accept and even enjoy the wee bit of romantic tension that played out in Outpost. Moving away from Deuce’s awesomeness, Outpost was also a fantastically plotty novel. We learn a whole lot more about the origins of Aguirre’s post-apocalyptic world and we gain some amazingly creepy insight into the “Freaks”. Just… OMG. I really, really, really need to know more. It kills me that there is only one book left in this trilogy, because I want a prequel, a sequel and a tie-in novel. There was also a wealth of wonderful secondary characters and sub-plots in Outpost. A lot is going on in the background and we get to see peaks of it all through Deuce’s eyes. Aguirre has built a fantastically complex world; you can tell there’s a backstory behind every little detail. Now that’s my kind of storyteller. Bottom line? This is my first 5 star rating of the year, and I’d give it six stars if I could. Brilliant book in a brilliant series. Outpost Audiobook Thanks to Outpost’s publishers, I am happy to be including an fabulous 10 min excerpt from the audiobook version of Outpost. Give it a listen! http://deadbookdarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Outpost.mp3 Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer by Kay \| Oct 21, 2013 \| Reviews \| 0 comments Scarlet by Marissa Meyer Published by Feiwel & Friends, Puffin on February 7th 2013 Genres: Fairytale Re-tellings, Science Fiction YA, Young Adult Source: Received for review from publishers Also in this series: Cinder, Cress The fates of Cinder and Scarlet collide as a Lunar threat spreads across the Earth... Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She's trying to break out of prison—even though if she succeeds, she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive. Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. [Note: I've edited this summary, as the official version has spoilers for the end of the book! #Fail] Thoughts: It is an absolute TRAGEDY that I am only now writing this review. Tragedy, I say, because Scarlet is everything I’ve ever wanted in a YA novel and you’ve all had months not knowing that. Fortunately, you can go out now and get it. Right now. Go on. I can wait. Got it? Good. Now we can talk. You see, I normally have serious issues with the Red Riding Hood retellings. Despite liking Cinder, I had been apprehensive about how the story would play out in Scarlet. But, without spoiling the novel for you, let me just say this: Meyer’s portrayal of Wolf and his pack makes me want to send her gold stars. No really, actual gold stars. If anyone has her address, I’ll send them now. It was genius. The strength of this book is in its characters: Scarlet‘s heroine is independent but extremely loyal to her family. She’s tough and worldly, but not so hardened by life as to stop loving. She reminds me of Mercy Thompson from Patricia Briggs’ novels – which is quite the compliment, I assure you. As for the Wolf in the tale: he has the right mix of violent-and-distrust-worthy and worthy-of-redemption. So many authors strive to write bad boys and just end up pissing me off. Marissa Meyer, I am happy to report, is not one of those authors. Wolf is a victim in this tale; albeit a victim that can rip your throat out. Scarlet follows directly on from Cinder and, because of that, it follows more than one POV. This can at times mean serious confusion and reader fatigue… but not in this case. The action was easy to follow and the transitions between narrator only heightened the tension. The only critique I have is that, well, I don’t particularly like Cinder as a character and so wasn’t too interested in what she had to say. Her chapters unfortunately dragged my rating of this book from 5 to 4.5 stars. Besides my dislike of Cinder’s character, one of my biggest peeves from Cinder was the predictability of the plot – something I am happy to report Scarlet has none of. While I could certainly tell that none of the characters were quite who they said they were, I didn’t know what to expect. Scarlet‘s plot twists and turns had all the oomph I love. There were leaps from moving trains, fights in empty theatres and kidnappings galore – but, best of all, I didn’t see any of them coming. My goodreads updates for your amusement: Bottom line: Scarlet is a brilliant, brilliant book. 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Expressing their views, Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) member Mufti Raghib Hussain Naeemi, Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, Bishop Azad Marshal, Baha’i community member Dr Faramarz Roshani, Father Nadeem Francis, Hindu leader Amarnath Randhawa, and Sikh scholar Prof Kalyan Singh urged the people to develop the spirit of coexistence by maintaining religious harmony and peace. On the occasion, all the speakers signed a resolution of peace as an agreement towards ensuring interfaith harmony, and declared that they would work with the government in promoting peaceful coexistence. Also, a thorough discussion was witnessed on the importance of implementation of the laws including the National Action Plan (NAP), Hate Speech Ordinance, and others. Addressing the audience, Archbishop Sebastian Shaw said that dialogue was important in order to walk on the path of truth and peace. “We need to respect a person on the basis of humanity. “I should tell you that never has it happened that anyone would have asked me to change my religion nor have we ever asked anyone to change theirs,” he said. Mufti Raghib Naeemi suggested dialogue and open discussions on all faiths through similar platforms to ensure interfaith harmony and coexistence. “Islam does not teach aggression and no one is allowed to force people from other faiths to convert to this religion,” he said, adding that tension and conflict arises when someone targets other faiths. “It is important to negate such conflict by having educational debates with learned people from all faiths,” he said. Sharing his views, Bishop Azad Marshal said that Pakistan was made with an idea that it would be a Muslim majority state, but it will not be intolerant towards other religions and faiths. “Interfaith harmony is our need and it will come when we will have tolerance and acceptability for each other,” he said. “We need to create strategies, ways and means to promote interfaith harmony,” he said. “We need to have knowledge, dialogue and discussion on broader levels in order to ensure interfaith harmony,” said Dr Faramarz Roshani, member of Baha’i community. He said that nothing can be more damaging than intolerance and hatred. “We need to end the blame game and bring about a change through peace among all faiths and sects,” he said. Hindu leader Amarnath Randhawa suggested interfaith harmony through educational and religious institutions, saying Pakistanis can counter hatred with love and peace. He said that no faith promotes hatred or intolerance. 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__label__cc	0.720828	0.279172	Home Manuscript Leaves Qur'an fragment - Side 2 Qur'an fragment. Qur'an fragment - Side 2 Side-by-Side View Title Qur'an fragment. Description An original manuscript leaf from a late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century Persian Qur'an, written and illuminated circa 1570-1630 on handmade paper. The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things necessary for a righteous life. This text has 15 lines in Naskhi script with the diacritics and recitation symbols in red. The leaf is hand-made polished paper with the chain lines visible. Although developed before the eleventh century, Naskhi script was widely used by Ottoman calligraphers, particularly during and after the reign of Suleyman, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 5 to 1566. The script became the standard for all handwritten copies of the Qur'an, and, later, for Arabic typography. Instead of quills used by western European scribes, Islamic calligraphers used reed pens. This leaf has a red character in the side margins of sides one and two, and a catchword in the bottom margin of side two. Catchwords reference the first word at the top of the following page and so help a bookbinder assemble the book in the correct order after the text is copied. Please note that because Arabic and Persian texts are read right to left, the designations recto and verso do not apply. A bilingual edition of the Qur'an in Arabic and English, approved by Al-Azhar University, recently has been published: Fakhry Majid. The Qur'an in English translation with commentary. New York, New York University Press, 2002. Subject Koran manuscripts Manuscripts, Persian Language Name Arabic Language Script Naskhi Place Original Iran Date Original 1550? - 1630? Object Type Manuscripts Ornamentation Black script with diacritics and recitation marks in black and red. Set within red, blue, and heavier gold, rectangular borders. Gold disks separate the verses. Source 16.6 x 11.0 cm. paper manuscript leaf. Item no. 2006.mss.13 in the Pzena Collection, University of Louisville Rare Books. Citation Information See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/mss#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file). Collection Illuminating the Manuscript Leaves Collection Website http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mss/ Digital Publisher University of Louisville Rare Books Format image/jp2 Ordering Information To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: https://library.louisville.edu/archives/order Please cite the Image Number when ordering. Image Number ULRB 2006.mss.13 Title Qur'an fragment - Side 2 Image Number 2006.mss.13r Add tags for Qur'an fragment - Side 2 Post a Comment for Qur'an fragment - Side 2	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line63
__label__cc	0.686185	0.313815	tl;dr skip to the end if you want to see my crazy spoilery theory about "the ending" of the series... Back in high school, I have a hazy memory that I actually ... read... books. One of the authors I couldn't get enough of was Stephen King. Christine, Cujo, The Dead Zone, Tommyknockers.. I read a whole ton of his work. And then I came across the Dark Tower trilogy. It was a different sort of story than his usual stuff. A fantasy adventure in a strange world. A twisted Wizard of Oz with "cowboys" and magic doors. Indirectly, my love of the Dark Tower "trilogy" was forever preserved in my high school yearbook caption, as I (the foolish young nerd) wrote an obscure reference to an RPG character (NERD!) that I had named after Roland (NERRRRRRRDDDDDDDD!) If you're not familiar with the series, I'm not going to explain it to you very well. I couldn't do it justice. But it's basically the story of the journey of Roland, the Gunslinger, toward.. uh.. The Dark Tower.. which is as mysterious as it sounds. Along the way he is joined by a group (a ka-tet) of traveling companions, mostly from "our world". The story is very metaphysical and self-referential, sometimes weird with strange monsters, magic, and science.. and so hard to explain without giving away some spoilers about the nature of the Tower and ka. But the ending of the third book.. is so... infuriatingly dangling. Acknowledged by King himself, it was just the place he decided to stop. Those of you who have not yet read the books (and you should!) do not have to wait the excruciating 5-7 years to resolve the cliffhanger at the end of The Waste Lands. Like binge-watching an old series on Netflix, consider yourself lucky in this regard. That being said, when the fourth book -- Wizard and Glass -- came out in my college years, I tried to read it. I really did. But... I just couldn't. I dunno why. It starts with a semi-satisfying resolution to the cliffhanger, but is mostly told as a flashback with character background that I didn't appreciate at the time. I wanted to know what happened next, after all this time waiting; not hear about what makes Roland tick! So I went more than 15 years without picking it back up again. During that time, the 7-book series was concluded (mostly) and I have even spent my fair share of time logged in to a server named after a mystical word that's a central part of the last book. ;) Just recently, in my wise old years, I decided to start listening to audiobooks to encourage more exercise. And "just to see how things go", I decided to start this ordeal by listening to the whole Dark Tower series, from the beginning. The first 3-and-change books would be familiar enough that I could sort out the technical details while not having to pay 100% attention to the narrative. The first book was actually significantly revised when the 5th/6th/7th came out on the scene, to put it more in line with some of the later ideas (but I have a theory about that too. See the spoilery part below). So there were parts where I said "huh. I specifically don't remember this part that I would have remembered." as I listened. But I made it through the first 3 books again.. and the 4th book which was much easier to tolerate and appreciate this time around. (Still slightly dissatisfying that most of the book was such a tangent to the "current action", but at least I hadn't waited 5 years between books this time, and didn't have to wait another 7 for the conclusion). And then I heard all-new-to-me parts of the story .. from book 5 onward it definitely gets... weird .... in lots of ways, some which would require a spoiler just to use a single word on how weird it gets. But it's amazing. And the way the story ends.. I am satisfied with it. There's apparently a new book that takes place between books 4 and 5, a couple of short stories, and a series of comics, and I might even check these all out. Also, due to the.. multiversal .. nature of the story, there are lots of other works by King that tie into The Dark Tower, subtlely or not. I don't know if I'd count those in a completionist sense, but it's cool to know those references are there. I definitely recommend this series, and I kind of regret not keeping up with it as it was being released. On a general arbitrary review scale, I rate this series a GRRRRR! Blogger's "spoiler tag CSS" didn't work properly -- sorry if you saw it already. But I've just moved my spoilery comments to a Google Doc. If you're interested in some minor spoiler-ridden commentary, go take a look here: Spoily thoughts! Posted by Ossian at 10:23 AM No comments: Xbox Watch TV! So I wasn't sure I was even going to try this, but I was impressed by the Kinect so far and I had some extra time last night to fiddle around: I plugged my cable box into the HDMI port on the Xbox One, and went through the full setup process. I am ... undecided on whether to keep it this way, and I'll be looking for feedback from my wife (and to a lesser extent, my son) on how it makes things easier or harder. The Pros: Even more video stuff that can be done without changing the TV or Receiver input. (Not quite 100% there yet, but mostly because the Chromecast is so convenient for pushing youtube to the big screen). The Kinect indeed does its magic to pass (a limited number of) IR codes to the cable box without an IR blaster. Voice commands (when they work) are pretty living-in-the-future neat. It recognizes pretty much any channel by name.* While watching On Demand video* (or, probably, if you have DVR functionality and are watching live tv, but we don't), the "playback control" commands (pause/play/etc) work too. The OneGuide integration puts everything available to watch in one place. And there's even a "mini-guide" that can pop up during TV-watching. There is no degradation to video or sound that I can see, even though it adds an extra "hop" in the chain for TV. I had read about some concerns about support for surround-sound, but the option was there (maybe it was a more-recent system update?) and I am satisfied there. You can, of course, switch between watching TV and doing other Xbox stuff without necessarily even picking up a controller or remote. If you need something that isn't covered by the Xbox interface, you are still able to control the cable box normally. In theory, I could ditch the cable box entirely, use this functionality with a cheap Digital Converter Box just to get the basic channels, and use the FiOS App for the paid channels, and it's still somewhat integrated and saves us $10/month. But then we lose On Demand functionality which we still kind of need for some channels' content because we don't have a DVR and would rather not do anything illegal. But we could use the web and Chromecast, or Amazon Prime, for the "on-demand-esque" content that isn't accessible from some other app. Don't you wish the IE browser on the Xbox supported Flash, or these streaming sites supported non-Flash? That would have been another solution With all of this nesting back-and-forth, maybe I should move on to the Cons. Did I say "when they work" with the Voice Commands? Yeah. Xbox, I said "Watch BBC America", not "BET"! The only cable-TV-related commands that are passed through the Xbox are channels by name; you can not specify a channel number, nor is there channel up/down functionality. Lack of channel up/down kind of makes sense, since the Xbox is using IR and not CEC. It is completely blind to the current state of the cable box. But it would still be nice. With a proper Universal Remote (like we do happen to have), you can still fake it with a physical remote and pass certain buttons through to the cable box. But you shouldn't have to do that! And in my specific case, I don't quite have enough Universal buttons left to do everything. Because.... ...You also don't have control over things like On Demand. You can use the actual cable remote (or the aforementioned Universal Remote) but this can get terribly confusing and almost defeats the purpose. Especially if you want to send the up/down arrow keys, or "Back", or "Menu", etc to the cable box to navigate menus, while sending the same keys to the Xbox is for entirely different functionality that you don't want to override. And if you get things out of sync in an unexpected way (for example, accidentally leaving the cable box in a menu and then saying "Xbox Watch NBC"), the Xbox voice commands can end up putting your cable box in a funky state. In order to do anything with the cable box, the Xbox needs to be fully 100% powered-on. This is not exactly happy for the electricity bill. It would have been nice if the HDMI passthrough was actually a passthrough when the Xbox was off. But no. Relatedly, if you really want the fully-integrated immersive experience without having to hit any special buttons, you really need to have your cable box turned 100% on while the Xbox is turned on all the time. Due to Kinect magic, you can pair their power-states (and this kind of thing works well so far in my experience) but you shouldn't have to. This would all be much nicer and simpler if the Xbox could just use a damn CableCard! Or at least if the US could support DVB. Please? I'm sure there's more, but that's a long enough rant to get us started. Leave further questions in the comments, or come find me elsewhere! Xbox On! As promised in my previous post, after receiving my $50 store credit, I immediately placed an order for Kinect. I took it out of the box, and set it up in the location that I thought would be perfect: Just on top of our Center speaker. But from there, even at the lowest angle I could adjust it to, Setup complained that it couldn't see my floor. So, physically, it has ended up in one of the most dangerous places in the room: Right in front of the TV, on the stand, right in the path of oncoming flung dog toys, visiting toddlers, or other disasters. But for now, it's fine. At first, it was a little difficult to get used to the gestures, and to get it to hear us just right (still getting used to that). The free dance game ("Dance Central Spotlight") that comes with the Kinect unfortunately has a major bug: Apparently if you play with 2 players, and both players receive an Achievement notification, the whole thing locks up. So it can only be played with Notifications disabled. That's a bit disappointing. But we did end up downloading Just Dance 2015... which works a bit better, but is also disappointing in a way (or at least we haven't discovered all the settings yet): In previous Just Dance games, at least on the Wii, you were able to have separate "Dancer Cards" for each person, which kept track of time played, calories burned, personal bests, etc. This seems to only allow you to play one at a time, and assign random names to you while dancing (so, instead of "OssianGrr" and "Eli" and "Talita" dancing, we are forced to be named "Crazy", "Happy", and "Sunny" or whatever). Meh. Other than that, I do see the benefit of getting exercise out of this, and the dance games are obviously less-forgiving than the Wii ones, since the Kinect is actually watching how you move and not just guessing from a few Wiimote gestures. Incidentally, when we were setting all of this up, there also happened to be a known Xbox Live Outage, which made some things a little difficult. Now, gestures: Gestures in the main UI are kind of silly, but I'm getting used to it. I guess there's a point to being able to switch tasks and scroll with "grabs", but I think mostly I will default to the controller. User recognition: It's almost perfect. The Kinect camera sometimes needs some coercing to recognize me, Eli, or Talita. But it's only been a few days, and I think it's training itself whenever we click the complaint button. And it hasn't had any false positives. Only nondetection. That being said, it's a (theoretically) super-convenient feature. Voice controls: Just like some other rants I've given, this suffers from a few problems. When it works, it works awesomely! Nice that I can say the name of a game and it goes there, and stuff like that. And "Xbox On" is a nice touch when it's in half-powered-down state. But: Anyone in the room can shout commands which can lead to some master trolling (taken to an extreme, see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWZLa4AnN5k ) and I presume that if someone said "Xbox Sign Out" in a netflix show or something, it would pop up the interface just like when "A Serious Problem" in my audiobook was interpreted as "Hey Siri!". Recognition of the voice of the primarily-logged-in user would be an amazing feature (Android does this! It's possible!), or at least customization of the trigger word.. but at least since this isn't a mobile device, there is slightly less chance of it overlapping with someone else's device. Controlling other stuff with the Kinect: This is a bit of scary voodoo. I was under the impression, all along, that if I wanted the Kinect to control my TV or other components, I'd have to have some sort of hydra of IR blasters sticking out of the xbox. It doesn't support CEC control, and it's just basically Infrared passthrough. But no... The Kinect is facing outward. Away from everything. And magically, it "just works" to turn my TV on and off, control volume on the receiver, etc etc. This means it must be blasting out quite a bit of infrared light, enough to maintain a signal after bouncing off of non-reflective surfaces. I wonder if that's healthy. That being said, I don't care if it's healthy. It's impressive! Right now, I have it set up so that when I turn the Xbox on, it turns my TV on (apparently my TV has unique "on" and "off" IR codes! Another great discovery!), and I can use my voice to control volume/muting on the receiver. Pretty amazing. When the xbox turns off, I don't turn anything else off yet. That kind of changes the setup a bit more than expected, but I might still play around with it. And, as well as this is going, I might even try out the HDMI-passthrough from cable box after all. I've heard some negative things about this interface -- and I'm not 100% keen on needing both the xbox and cable box on at full power every time I want to watch certain content -- but there's only one way to find out if it works for us. The poor PS3 will probably not be powered on any time soon for much; ironically it has now been downgraded to a games-only machine. The Wii will likewise probably get less usage, but not none. The Chromecast is still the best way to fling youtube (and some other occasional content) at the TV. All of these have to be taken into account, though. when I decide how much power and control to hand over to Xbone. And of course I'm not the only one who has to use all of this ;) More commentary coming.. There's definitely a lot more to say about Xbox than there is about the iphone or other "new gadgets" I've mentioned... Xbox Adventures.. Phase 1 So... yes! I am a proud new owner of an Xbox One, and we've spent the last week or so with it. It came with Halo: Master Chief Collection, Batman: Arkham Knight, and Assassin's Creed Unity (which didn't arrive for a few more days). And somehow I was convinced to get a game Eli would play, so we got another Batman game: Lego Batman 3. Plenty of games, and it wasn't even intended as a "gaming machine". I have played a bit of Halo (I never actually played any of them before) and some of the others... only reinforcing my bad reflexes and sense of direction and how bad I am at consoles :) I haven't even bothered to sign up for my free trial of Xbox Live Gold yet, but if you want to be my Xbox Buddy, I am OssianGrr As for the media stuff.. overall, great. The FiOS app works well, and integrates with the "OneGuide" which is an interesting side effect. (This is the thing that's meant to work with HDMI-passthrough IR-blastthrough cable boxes, which I'll get back to in a moment). Netflix, Amazon, all the usual media apps.. Unfortunately I didn't make the connection until after logging in to all of these accounts that the SmartGlass app can use your phone's keyboard, and therefore LastPass, instead of needing to use a controller to navigate an on-screen keyboard to type my random jumble. Oh well, useful for the future anyway. We created 3 separate accounts on the system: One for me (really the "primary" account), one for Talita, and a "Kids" account for Eli with limited privileges. Oddly annoyingly, even the "PBSKids" media app locks out 75% of its features when a 7-year-old tries to use it, but that's not really that bad. There are some media apps that seem to be missing on the Xbox One, but are allegedly on the 360, so maybe they'll catch up soon. And unfortunately, our receiver's "universal remote" didn't work over IR with the Xbox, so I ordered a new cheap universal remote (this one), which works absolutely great with all of our components. Despite being a little clunky to program, I recommend it as a cheap alternative to Harmony remotes. We've experienced a couple of strange glitches, like starting up to a dark screen -- or in the middle of a Netflix movie, the screen turning into vertical lines -- but they haven't happened often enough for me to be worried. It's definitely quieter than the PS3, and that on its own is a benefit. One other media-related thing, which is silly and inconsequential: long ago, I bought a Region 2 DVD set of a UK-only Red Dwarf release (The Bodysnatcher Collection, note the amazon UK address). And I could play it fine on my PC with VLC, or I could watch the ripped videos, but I like the preservation of menu structures and subtitles, bonus features and such. I tried ripping and re-burning the DVDs to make them regionless, but the PS3 still didn't like the fact that they were PAL format. Well, good old Xbox can play the burned copies. Yeah.. really silly for something I'm probably never going to actually watch again. So, now that we're getting used to the interface, I've got a $50 Microsoft Store credit which I'm going to apply to buying a Kinect at some point. That will change everything.. again. So, expect a new blog post about that when it arrives. And then I find out that in a few months, they're revamping the entire UI of the home screen.. so it will be another learning curve. Hopefully stable after that. Oh.. and speaking of HDMI-passthrough cable boxes? After we get the Kinect, which is needed for the whole IR-blaster setup, I might look into this. The article is about using a digital tuner box to get OTA channels on the Xbox interface, but allegedly it also works with cable-from-the-wall if you're paying for service. If that does work, then we could theoretically ditch the cable box, save on monthly cost, and truly have all* of our mediastuff going through the Xbox itself. Overall I am not disappointed. I'm very happy with my purchase! * Except for the Chromecast, which is still useful and convenient for pushing certain types of content. And with missing "apps", and no Flash in the Xbox IE browser, Chromecast is still a convenient way to legally, freely, stream certain content to the TV without a cable box. Posted by Ossian at 7:32 PM No comments:	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line74
__label__wiki	0.524163	0.524163	archive <christopher AT heiser DOT net> January 17th, 2021 Total archive posts: 984 heiserlink Watch Pr0n Just hit my watch RSS feed and found a few gems. Here they are: Hublot, whose watches I generally detest, performed and really fascinating recreation of an ancient timekeeping machine from the first century BCE. It's called the Antikythera after the small island where the ship that was carrying the artifact sunk. A video on the device explains its secrets which amazingly told lunar and solar phases as well as eclipses for a 19 year period. It's good to see Panerai getting back to their roots. The modern style models bore the hell out of me and clutter what is one of the most well balanced designs. Speaking of perfection, the 6263 Daytona is one of two Rolex watches I would ever put on my wrist. Here's a Tropic that's particularly beautiful. (The other is the Day-Date, AKA the President for which Jake's Rolex World has a fantasic history.) But I'll save the best for last. MB&F, with whom I have a love/hate relationship, started a new line of watches called "Legacy". Below is their first model. I think it's gorgeous. I'm a sucker for curved crystals, but the floating balance wheel is brilliant and the vertical reserve is really unique. Very bauble, very steampunk, very elegant. I can't wait to see where this goes. LIVE EXPLANATION: The MB&F Legacy Machine One from HODINKEE on Vimeo. by Christopher Heiser on November 2 13:33 © Copyright 1992-2021, Christopher Heiser. All rights reserved. Powered by Chlogger!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line79
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Holiday Inn Website Jakes Redelinghuys jakes@drupalacademy.co.za Drupal Academy Jakes has been working with Drupal since 2008 and is the principal of Drupal Academy, an organization set up in early 2016 to foster skills transfer and the development of Drupal coding skills in South Africa. The Academy offers customised training to end users to equip them with the skills and insight to make the most of their web platforms. Wilhelm Erasmus wilhelm.erasmus@burtronix.com Enterprise Security Administrator Just turned 17 almost perfectly in the middle of completing my two last years of schooling in one. Hopefully I'll be able to get a head start on my tertiary studies in engineering, information technology and security. I am passionate about gaining knowledge and using said for real-life applications of the sciences. This helps tremendously in my current task which consists of formulating the technical and security strategy for Burtronix, reviewing code and best practices as well as auditing existing infrastructure and work-flow with a strong emphasis on cryptography and identity assurance. C.Lee Taylor leet@leenx.org FOSS Guru, cum tinker and integrator. Dane Rossenrode info@touchdreams.co.za Small web shop owner Touchdreams Having graduated with a Business Science degree just 4 years ago, I've been focussed on Touchdreams since. It's been my source of income, excitement, frustration, and pleasure. I enjoy learning and teaching, so I read a lot; fiction novels, non-fiction novels, internet articles, and even comments on those articles (when I’m feeling brave). I also play a few sports socially. Greg McKeen With close to 10 years experience in Drupal development, Greg has been involved in DASA, Drupal Meetups, Training and Development when he is not busy running his company. Zoe Pedersen zoe@rogerwilco.co.za Zoe is Rogerwilco’s client services director and is responsible for defining client strategies and overseeing the implementation and delivery of their projects and campaigns. A stickler for detail and a skilled communicator, she understands how to transform complexity into straightforward executional plans. Jonathan Wagener jonathan@syw.io Jonathan writes code and draws things. He codes in PHP (mostly) and has experience with both Drupal and Symfony amongst other things. Chimezie Chuta chimeziechuta@yahoo.com Drupal Developer and Trainer Lagos DrupalVersity Chimezie Chuta is a passionate technology Innovator, Integrated IT support professional and prolific Drupal Web Application Developer. He runs several IT firms in Lagos Nigeria. When not doing Drupal, he flies UAVs, drones and RC craft. As a very active member of Drupal Nigeria User group, he helps in building the community and fostering healthy relationships among members. Grant Mills grant@braveagency.com Grant has spent 13 years immersed in the business of owning a tech company, the dizzying highs, the crashing lows and everything in-between. A self-professed geek who loves all things tech, but knows just enough to be dangerous, he has dedicated his career to learning how to get the best out of people much smarter than him. It seems to be working so far. Murray Hunter murray@r2k.org.za Murray is a researcher and campaigner for the Right2Know Campaign, focusing on oversight of security structures. Charlie Stewart charlie@rogerwilco.co.za Charlie is CEO of Rogerwilco, a multi-award-winning digital agency with a strong focus on Drupal. A Scot by birth, he moved to South Africa in the early 2000’s in his quest to find a winning rugby team he could support. He’s regularly cited in the media on matters relating to digital and his book on B2B marketing was published by Penguin in early 2016. Renate Ehlers renate@yonder.co.za Before changing careers in 2013 to enter web development, Renate was a professional chef from 2006. Although self-taught in the basics, she learnt Drupal under the mentorship of Riaan Burger, Andre Artus and the active SA Drupal community, where she was involved in end-to-end project delivery and active development. Renate joined Yonder Media in January to head up their Technical Project Management team. Dania Gerhardt dania@amazeelabs.com Amazee Labs In her early career Dania Gerhardt was a chartered accountant and manager at KPMG. In 2007 she co-founded the full service Web development company Amazee Labs and successfully grew the startup to Switzerland's prime Drupal company that now has offices in Zurich (Switzerland), Austin (USA) and Cape Town. Dania currently heads the Cape Town office, where she lives with her family. Nelly Moseki nelly.moseki@amazee.com Nelly Moseki is a Junior Developer at Amazee Labs. Her first encounter with Drupal was at the DrupalCamp Johannesburg in early 2015. She joined the community with lots of dedication and enthusiasm and moved from Soweto to Muizenberg in January 2016 to join the Amazee Labs team. Attending DrupalCamp Gauteng 2016 brings her back to the roots of her developer career which she pursues with great passion. Riaan Burger riaan.burger@burtronix.com Senior Drupal Consultant Riaan works at Burtronix, developing internet-based solutions for our clients. In the '90s he taught secondary, then tertiary computer science, then opened a hand full of unconventional underground nightclubs across Johannesburg and finally, in the 2000s focused more on developing Burtronix, started in '96 as an internet software firm. He believes in the fundamental rights to freedom and privacy of all individuals. Denvor Phokaners denvor@crossworks.co.za Business Coach and Mentor Crossworks Denvor has almost 20 years of international business development, sales and sales management experience having successfully pitched to investors and clients and served on executive boards and committees in just over 20 countries (Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, the United Kingdom...) around the world. He currently teaches entrepreneurs how to pitch and how to conquer the complexity of selling business to business. Seaparo Phala seaparo.phala@dac.gov.za Department of Arts and Culture Seaparo is an unapologetic Open Source Software advocate. Seaparo has served as an Assistant Director: Strategic Analysis, Deputy Director: Knowledge Management, as Manager Information Systems Development, is a Fellow of the 2nd African School on Internet Governance, in the Executive Management Committee of the Government Information Technology Officers Council (GITOC), as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Information and Knowledge Management at GITOC. Eddie Hatitye edington.hatitye@johannesburg.goethe.org I head a non-profit pan African organization, Music In Africa Foundation, whose vision is to be the leading source of information and exchange in and for the African music sector. Among other things, we are developing an innovative music information portal dedicated to the African music sector. Keynote: Unbuilding Your Business Drupal Business For over 200 years, the industrial-age business model has brought us enormous wealth and prosperity, but there is a growing sense of unease surrounding the unsustainable nature of this well-worn paradigm. Around the world, companies are experimenting with a new way of doing business, one that favours purpose, mastery and autonomy over profit, which we will explore in more detail in this talk. Getting the spooks off your internet! Community Involvement as a Business Model Amazee Labs is an active community member. Our involvement includes maintaining modules, contributing to Drupal core, presenting at and attending each DrupalCon since 2008, sponsoring and organising Camps and more. Dania shares some insights of how the global Drupal Community ticks and brings up suggestions how we can close the gap between South Africa and the rest of the global community. The Yonder Journey to Drupal Island Yonder has been using Joomla as a development platform for 5 years. Join us on a journey of migration to Drupal. Plan your way to profits Gartner research suggests that 75% of IT projects are considered to be failures by those who initiated them. More often than not, failure originates from poor planning. Ineffective project management creates stress, impacts profitability and destroys reputations. Zoe's presentation will outline the basic tenets of effective project management. Why is it so hard to sell my product and services to a corporate, even after the decision maker said yes? As entrepreneurs and sales people we get very excited when the decision maker said yes only to wait in vain for a proposal or agreement to be signed. There are many reasons for this. Understanding what the reasons are and how to manage the decision making process is a skill that will turn a “we’ll come back to you” into a “Lets do it!”. Lunch will be served in the courtyard. The business case for Drupal Drupal is frequently criticised for being unwieldy. For being tough to use and tough to support. These are uncomfortable truths for us Drupalists. In his thought provoking talk, Charlie will unpack some of reasons behind Drupal's poor rap. And he'll offer suggestions as to how we, the local South African community, can improve perceptions of our favourite platform to the benefit of our businesses. Introduction to MusicInAfrica.net – Information and exchange portal for the African music sector (developed in Drupal 7) MusicInAfrica.net is an ambitious pan-African website/ nonproft start-up with a mission to support the entire African music sector, promoting knowledge exchange, networking and music discovery. The site is developed in Drupal 7 and has been growing impressively since its launch about 15 months ago. In this session we get to explore some of the amazing music functionalities that they are trying to achieve in Drupal as well as the general challenges that are associated with running a big Drupal website in South Africa. Internet Governance and Open Source Software The talk will look at internet rights, the digital economy and the contribution that the open source software community can play towards a digital economy. Keynote: Drupal Talent Development: Prelude to actualizing The DrupalCon Africa Dream Africa can only be ripe for DrupalCon when they can boast of the requisite talents that can support its mass adaptation by organizations that use Drupal. There should be an continental emergency declared for Drupal talents. No one can do this for us, we must do it for ourself. And the time to start is now. Scratching my own itch, using Open Source (Software and Hardware), to build a basic access control system. Open Home Automation Bus (OpenHAB) is software with components to manage home/building automation with protocol-neutral interconnects in a single platform catering to various vendor-specific devices. Temperature, access, lights and other devices monitored and managed. Scratching your own itch with FOS(S\|H) - OpenHAB as tool REST APIs and Services "Building RESTful APIs": Starting with identifying API usage in the real world (fun demos), we'll then discuss the basics of REST APIs, we'll compare Drupal modules like Services, RESTful, and RESTful WS, and finish off looking at JavaScript techniques to 'consume' APIs. Building REST APIs (in Drupal) Drupal Soup What is next after installing Drupal 8? It doesn't look like much right off the bat so some work is required. We're going to look at a couple of things you can do with Drupal 8 without working too hard. Signing Your Drupal Commits with GPG When you have critical client infrastructure that rely on and require assurance that every line of code was legitimately contributed or at least reviewed by a known entity and you need to know that with mathematical certainty, you need to sign your commits. Every enterprise client should require this and every Drupal service delivery shop should provide this without a second thought. Anything other than provable trust in contributions is, well, not provable and thus not reliable. This is GPG signed commits. Sometimes, it's just not a job for Drupal When looking at complex websites, it may be easy to assume that Drupal is the correct hammer. We discovered the hard way, that some projects need a tool specifically designed for the job, and sometimes your preferred toolset, is the wrong one. Getting the most from Drupal One of the greatest obstacles to the successful take up and usage of Drupal in South Africa is skill-related. There’s a shortage of knowledgeable devs in our industry; and there’s a growing frustration from end users that they’re simply not equipped to make the most of their platforms. Presenting an overview of the Drupal Academy’s goals and the training programmes it can offer. Entertainment - Bongeziwe Mabandla Drawing on a variety of local, African and international influences, Bongeziwe creates a soulful afro-folk sound with lyrics in isiXhosa. Since 2006, Bongeziwe has performed at countless open mic sessions, clubs and festivals all over the country. http://musicinafrica.net/directory/bongeziwe-mabandla We meet at Craft in Parkhurst where we can all decide which of the many street venues we prefer. Specialities are in old pub, crafted foods and craft beer, coffee and street cafe foods. DASA Drupal Association South Africa	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line81
__label__cc	0.662103	0.337897	Best spring skiing in Canada from Quebec to BC Outdoors • By Ron Johnson • March 26, 2019 \| 11:47 AM Think morning ski, afternoon ski boot dance party in the patio Although the snow might be fading into a distant memory down in the big city up in the mountains there is still plenty of white stuff. Thanks to plentiful snow and high altitudes, there are many fantastic opportunities to ski in Canada right into May. With the warm weather and sweet skiing, resorts take on a very distinct vibe when it comes to spring. People are happy to congregate at the base of the hills and have fun, patios open up, skiers and snowboarders alike attempt various crazy acts of bravery like skimming their way across ponds. You get the idea. Sure, the epic powder days might be over, but the fun party atmosphere makes up for it. Here are the top spots in Canada where the spring skiing spirit is embraced. Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec At Mont Sainte-Anne, spring skiing festivities have been a tradition for decades and it shows. It’s an entirely distinct season with substantial charms. Throughout March and April, there are special festivities every weekend for spring skiers including a variety of live bands, BBQs at the summit, sugar shacks, and, yes, free hot tubs at the base of the mountain. It’s just a wonderful festive atmosphere that highlights what it’s all about. The Big 3 of the Canadian Rockies Look no further to satisfy spring skiing desires than the venerable Canadian Rockies resorts Sunshine Village, Mt. Norquay and Lake Louise. With a ski season that normally extends well into May, as soon as the mercury peaks its little head above zero, the festivities get rather exuberant at the base of the all three hills in the Banff-Lake Louise area. Here, daytime temperatures average around 8 degrees in April and up to 14 in May, while the snow remains. It’s the longest non-glacial ski season in North America and it makes for some pretty serious fun. Festivities at Lake Louise Ski Resort include the legendary Shake the Lake party that includes the Kokanee Kup pond-skimming event during the day, and a big dance party at the Lodge of Ten Peaks. Lake Louise closing weekend celebrations are slated for May 4-5, 2019. Get in your last runs of the year, then hit Kokanee Kabin for live music and a, let’s say festive, atmosphere. For something more family-oriented, Mt. Norquay will be open for spring skiers until April 22 and even offers a special Easter celebration on the slopes for the little grommets in the family on Easter weekend. Just down the highway, Banff Sunshine Village offers up the longest season extending all the way to May 20. And, it has Bacon Fest, May 4, which includes something called a Bacon Strip Sprint and the crowning of the King and Queen of Bacon. So. There’s there. There is also the annual Slush Cup, a nine-decade tradition at Sunshine, held on closing day (May 20). Think pond skimming and a big party. Up in charming Golden, BC, Kicking Horse adds to the spring skiing conversation with its season-ending celebration Sunsplash Funk Fest running April 5-6. The weekend includes an action-packed weekend with indie rock bands, beer gardens and always a crowd pleaser, skiers and snowboarders challenge crossing a slushy pit of water and ice. And then there’s the Dummy Downhill, where creative-type folks build something to slide down the slopes over a jump and, well, crash for the amusement of the throng of spring revellers (photo: Jeff Bartlett, Tourism Golden). Fernie Alpine Resort Circle April 13 and 14 on the calendar and head to Fernie Alpine Resort for their epic season-ending party Fernival. The massive blow out includes a closing weekend of skiing as well as the annual Raging Elk Powder Pedal Paddle Relay Race that sees one to five people ski, bike, paddle and run in this fun, competitive race and plenty of live bands and ski boot dancing. On day two, it’s time to get wet with the Coca Cola Slope Soaker followed by a performance by festival headliner Five Alarm Funk. It’s impossible not to include Whistler in a conversation about spring skiing. It is at the top of anyone and everyone’s list, and last year the season on the glacier didn’t even finish up until mid-July! The largest resort, an actual glacier, and a huge base mean that the spring ski season will be epic this year as will the party at the base of the hill as it is every year. And, of course, it wouldn’t be spring in Whistler without the World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 10-14. This event features numerous amazing competitions such as the Saudan Couloir Race Extreme, a big air contest, and of course, fun events such as the Slush Cup. But, there is also a slew of evening events ranging from speakers and art shows to films and an amazing lineup of live music headlined by Michael Franti & Spearhead. Bring costumes, bring sunscreen, just make sure to bring yourself. “The body achieves what the mind believes.”	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line83
__label__wiki	0.594218	0.594218	1 Age and growth of the Japanese silver-biddy, Gerres equulus, in western Kyushu, Japan Iqbal, Khan M. 2 Are there eco-metrics for fisheries? Steele, John H. 77 1 p. 1-3 3 Aspects of the biology of blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) in the Ionian Sea, Greece Chilari, Anna 4 A technique for calculating bearing and tilt angles of walleye pollock photographed in trawls with digital still-picture loggers Torisawa, Shinsuke 5 Corrigendum to “Habitat associations of demersal fishes and crabs in the Pribilof Islands region of the Bering Sea” [Fish. Res. 75 (2005) 15–28] Busby, Morgan S. 6 Corrigendum to “The impact of marine fish predation on Atlantic salmon smolts (Salmo salar) in the Tana estuary, North Norway, in the presence of an alternative prey, lesser sandeel (Ammodytes marinus)” [Fish. Res. 76 (2005) 466–474] Svenning, M.-A. 77 1 p. 124- 7 Development and evaluation of portable PIT tag detection units: PITpacks Hill, Megan S. 8 Effect of fishing pressure on the spatio-temporal variability of the parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense (Pisces: Scaridae), across the Canarian Archipelago (eastern Atlantic) Tuya, F. 9 Full Title Page (Editorial Advisory Board) 2006 77 1 p. iii- 10 Guide for Authors 2006 11 Monitoring small-scale marine fisheries: An example from Thailand's Ko Chang archipelago Lunn, Kristin E. 12 Predation of trap-caught southern rock lobsters, Jasus edwardsii (Hutton, 1875), in Tasmanian waters by the Maori octopus, Octopus maorum (Hutton, 1880): Spatial and temporal trends Harrington, Julian J. 13 Predictive models for penaeid shrimp abundance in the seas off Negombo and Hendala, Sri Lanka Haputhantri, S.S.K. 14 Seasonal distribution of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) on the Porcupine Bank west of Ireland Shephard, Samuel 15 Spawning and fecundity of striped weakfish, Cynoscion guatucupa, in the Río de la Plata estuary and adjacent marine waters, Argentina–Uruguay Militelli, M.I. 16 Spawning and larval survival of the Chilean hake Merluccius gayi under later summer conditions in the Gulf of Arauco, central Chile Landaeta, Mauricio F. 17 Stakeholder preferences for Danish fisheries management of sand eel and Norway pout Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper 18 The effects of grid angle on a modified Nordmøre-grid in the Nordic Shrimp Fishery Grimaldo, Eduardo 19 The relationship between multi-species catch and effort: Among fishery comparisons Halls, A.S. 20 Variability in the assignment of maturity stages of plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L.) and whiting (Merlangius merlangus L.) using macroscopic maturity criteria Gerritsen, H.D.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line87
__label__cc	0.668646	0.331354	Let’s Talk About The New Beauty and the Beast Trailer 11/14/2016 03/16/2017 ~ Loren Elliott So in an effort to not only do breakdowns for action movies, comic book movies, and Star Wars movies I figured I’d give this a whirl. Don’t get me wrong it’s a great trailer and looks gorgeous it’s just not completely in my wheelhouse. RDT and I have talked a lot about how Disney is remaking many of their classic animated movies as live action affairs. Beauty and the Beast follows Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Pete’s Dragon, and of course the cinematic masterpiece 101 Dalmatians (Glenn Close’s finest work). This is just the start as they have upwards of 18 more live action versions in the pipe, like Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Little Mermaid. Basically your childhood brought to life. Alright there’s a good deal to get into in this trailer so let’s not waste any more time. Let’s talk about the new Beauty and the Beast trailer: We open with the familiar Disney Castle logo but the castle has been changed to Beast’s. It’s a nice touch they’ve done before. In fact here’s 10 minutes of different variations on the logo. A shot of a family portrait that has been slashed by claws then focus’ on the young boy in the portrait. The trailer skips over the part where the old enchantress turns an 11 year old boy into a horrible monster because he was kind of a dick. But that is clearly part of the plot because we see the enchanted rose. Belle’s father Maurice (Kevin Kline) is taken prisoner by The Beast (Dan Stevens) for stealing a white rose. Differing slightly from their animated version where Maurice seeks refuge from a pack of wolves in the castle. Belle (Emma Watson) finds the castle while searching for her father. I’m noticing that everything looks like sets. That’s not a bad thing it’s just a thing. Belle finds Maurice but he tells her to leave, that the castle is alive. Before she can do anything The Beast catches them. Belle grabs Lumiere by the neck to see Beast better. She’s terrified. ‘Tale as Old as Time’ plays as we get another Disney logo. The Beast uses his magic mirror (so many of those in fantasy) to see Belle. A frankly creepy Lumiere and Cogsworth tell Beast that Belle could be the one to break the spell. Lumiere and Cogsworth release Belle from her tower prison (also a lot of those in fantasy) she, rightly so, is dumbfounded that they can speak. Chip and Mrs. Potts explain to Belle that The Beast isn’t as terrible as he appears. Slowly working on Belle to develop Stockholm Syndrome for her captor. After all, if the spell is broken they get their lives back too. Somehow Belle has escaped and now she’s cold and there are wolves after her. The Beast saves her from said wolves because even though he’s a monster he’s not a MONSTER. Belle finds the enchanted rose that stills has quite a few petals on it, so we’ve got some time before the curse takes hold fully. I just don’t know why after 10 years only a few petals fell but now it’s at a rapid pace. We see Gaston (Luke Evans) fire up the townspeople. I start to wonder if this is a true musical or the music from the original will be peppered into the score. Beast shows Belle his library. That’s not a euphemism. Maybe they aren’t so different after all. I mean, they are, but not on the inside. You get it. Belle and the Beast dance in the ballroom and it looks like it was ripped right out of the ’91 animated movie. No snark here it looks stunning. The villagers get their torches and pitchforks together to storm the castle. Beast defends his home. We see some quick shots of action elements and more gorgeous set pieces. Also what looks like Gaston leading a musical number. I guess his theme will be in this. At this point it’s rapid fire. More ballroom scenes, Gaston and Beast fighting, Lumiere dancing with a porcelain bird for some reason. One more petal falls off the enchanted rose to the last notes of ‘Tale as Old as Time’ aaaand title card. All joking aside this looks well made and gorgeous. Something for kids and for adults that watched the original as kids. Emma Watson is great casting for Belle as she’s beautiful and intelligent much like her on screen counterpart. In fact all the casting is pretty spot on. Between these remakes of their classics, Star Wars, and Marvel, Disney will be making what I can only assume is all of the money. Beauty and the Beast opens everywhere March 17th, 2017. -Loren Beauty and the BeastbreakdownDisneyLet's Talk About...trailer < Previous Weekend Watch – 11/11/16 Next > Episode #41 – The Fault In Our Mars	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line90
__label__cc	0.503611	0.496389	Animals of You're here » Kids Index - Animals of the Bible - The Nighthawk THE NIGHTHAWK The Nighthawk - It flies at evening, and hides itself during the day from the bright light of the sun. believe this is the only animal of any kind mentioned in the Bible, the name of which begins with N. It is named in the 11th chapter of Leviticus, among other birds, such as the owl, the cuckoo and the raven, which the children of Israel were not allowed to eat. It is somewhat like the owl in its shape, and in its large, full, round eyes. It flies at evening, and hides itself during the day from the bright light of the sun. It likes to live in lonely, dark woods, and when it comes out at twilight to get the insects that it lives upon, you could hardly hear the sound of its wings, it flies so very gently. It has a very wide, gaping mouth, which helps it to seize upon moths and flies, and its mouth is bordered with a row of stiff bristles, so that the insects may not escape again after they have been caught. The night-hawk belongs to the same family with the whip-poor-will; and, like that bird, it places its eggs on the ground in the shade of some thicket, with only a layer of withered leaves under them instead of making a nest. More Animals of the Bible: The Ant - The Ass, or Donkey - The Bear - The Bee - The Camel - The Dog - The Eagle - The Fox, or Jackal - The Goat - The Hart, and Hind - The Horse - The Ibex, or Wild Goat - The Jerboa, or Mouse - The Kite - The Leopard - The Lion - The Locust - The Mole - The Nighthawk - The Ostrich - The Peacock - The Pelican - The Quail - The Raven - The Roe, or Gazelle - The Scorpion - The Sheep - The Stork - The Turtledove - The Unicorn - The Vulture - The Whale - The Wolf	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line94
__label__cc	0.647737	0.352263	New York:‘My Power to Demolish Is Ten Times Greater Than My Power to Promote’: How John McAfee became the spokesman for the crypto bubble. In May of 2017, a 26-year-old social-media marketer named Peter Galanko made an investment in Verge, a little-known cryptocurrency trading under the symbol XVG. At the time, the great cryptocurrency mania, which saw Bitcoin climb 25-fold by the end of the year – it would fall fall all the way back to a fifth of its December 2017 peak by the end of 2018 – had only just started to heat up. Verge was just one among thousands of nearly indistinguishable digital currencies that traded at a fraction of a penny. But soon after Galanko got in, Verge took off like a runaway balloon, corkscrewing up to half a cent by late August. Galanko, who’d taken to styling himself @XVGWhale on Twitter, had more than quadrupled his money. But now he had an idea for how he could do even better: He needed John McAfee. The Rocky Mountains were dappled in autumn yellow as Galanko and his girlfriend set out on the two-day cross-country trip from Colorado to rural Tennessee. Their destination was the home of McAfee, the 72-year-old antivirus software multimillionaire who, after escaping from a police investigation into the violent death of his neighbor in Belize in 2012 and boasting in graphic detail about his adventures with the powerful drug bath salts, had transformed himself into a public figure “who many see as a well-respected cryptocurrency soothsayer,” as Slate magazine put it. In mid-July, McAfee had tweeted that Bitcoin, then trading at around $2,300, would be worth $500,000 by 2020, and that if it were not, “I will eat my dick on national television.” By the end of August, the price had more than doubled, and many took this as evidence of McAfee’s foresight. Galanko figured that a good word from McAfee about Verge — whose market would be easier to influence than Bitcoin’s vastly larger one — could send the value of the cryptocurrency dramatically higher. McAfee had promised an hour of his time, according to a long video Galanko later posted about the encounter on YouTube, but appeared perplexed when the couple showed up at his door. “Who are you?” he asked with a baffled expression. “I didn’t invite anyone over today.” Galanko’s spirits sank, but not for long: a grin spread across McAfee’s weather-beaten face as he let on that he was just playing one of his trademark pranks. With a hearty handshake, he invited them inside. At first Galanko felt anxious, intimidated by McAfee’s fame and force of personality as well as by the home’s contingent of armed security guards. But as they settled down to talk, Galanko was soon drawn in by McAfee’s skillful storytelling. The evening rolled by in whiskey and conversation. Galanko and his girlfriend wound up staying for a week. The men shot guns together, and Galanko tweeted snapshots of himself riding in the back of McAfee’s car and of McAfee cooking breakfast. “It was an amazing opportunity … he’s a genius,” Galanko later gushed in the video. (He declined to talk to New York for this article.) The only thing missing was the thing he’d come for. When Galanko asked McAfee to publicly endorse Verge, he demurred, explaining that he was already committed to a rival coin. But a couple of months later he came around, tweeting on December 13 to his 700,000 followers that Verge “cannot lose.” McAfee’s praise was like a match to a rocket fuse. Verge’s price nearly doubled overnight, and by the end of ten days it was up 2,500 percent, making it one of the most successful cryptocurrencies of 2017. A single dollar invested at the beginning of the year was worth more than $10,000 by the end of it. Read the rest of the story in New York magazine. Posted on December 21, 2018 December 21, 2018 Author Jeff WiseCategories Psychology 2 thoughts on “New York:‘My Power to Demolish Is Ten Times Greater Than My Power to Promote’: How John McAfee became the spokesman for the crypto bubble.” Hi Jeff – that was an awesome read! I liked your movie about him too. Sorry to pander so blatantly 🙂 I know this is predominantly MH 370 on here, but how much of that can we really read on and on for so many years. I enjoy good content so please keep it up! Jeff Wise says: Thanks, @Billy! Previous Previous post: What Sort of Person Was MH370’s Captain? Next Next post: The MH370 Miracle (updated)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line101
__label__wiki	0.667029	0.667029	The retrogaming reference The retrogaming reference in Strasbourg Bandai consoles IF THE JUKEBOX DOESN'T SHOW UP, PLEASE DISABLE YOUR ADBLOCK ! Little Tokyo will be open the three last sundays of december 2017 ! Posted: 2017/10/10 17:40:40 Little Tokyo will be open the three last sundays of december : the 10th, 17th and 24th ! A little message, just because The weather is fine today. (Français) Grand Salon du jeu vidéo le 32 septembre ! (Français) Boutique fermée le 46 août ! (Français) Nouvel arrivage Game&Watch ! Little tokyo strasbourg Petite rentrée de consoles game boy avec des marioland, Zelda, Pokémon, etc... et un petit lot game cube type mario sunshine, metroid, super smash bros mêlée, etc..., tout est disponible en boutique;) ... See MoreSee Less Bandai’s retrogaming consoles and goods Some of the best Bandai consoles Here is a list of some of the consoles that were key players in the history of Bandai, and in the history of retrogaming in general. Playdia The Playdia Never heard of the Playdia? Don’t worry, it’s not surprising. This console, nowadays a popular retrogaming article, was a big commercial failure. Released in 1994 in Japan only, it was a console targeting children, thus its colored and childish design, similar to the VTECH educational consoles. The Playdia had a certain asset: Bandai’s partnerships and famous licences such as Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon and many others. Surprisingly, this 32-bits console has good graphics for its era, even though the games’ interactions are rather poor. As Bandai’s only home video games console, the Playdia is a real gem for retro consoles enthusiasts! A legend claims that the Playdia has been recycled in some love hotels to broadcast erotic films on CD. A bit rich for a console intended for children. The WonderSwan Released in 1999 in Japan, the Wonderswan is the only (not including its evolutions) portable console manufactured by Bandai. Despite being monochromatic (and the GameBoy Color being already on the market), the Wonderswan will be a success, thanks to its small size and its autonomy: only one AA battery for 30 hours! Once more, the Wonderswan takes advantage of Bandai’s famous licences, such as One Piece, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z and many others. A must-have console for manga fans’ retrogaming collections! Many accessories were also release with the console, such as the Digimon Connector, a Digimon version of the Pokedex, or the Wonder Coin, a directional pad to improve the gaming experience of fighting games like Pocket Fighter or Guilty Gear 1 and 2. Even more amazing: the WonderGate: an accessory that enabled the console to connect to the Internet! The retro version of the Xbox Live ! Two other versions of the Wonderswan exist: the Wonderswan Color, released in 2000 that, as its name suggests, brings color to its games; and in 2002, the SwanCrystal equipped with a better screen. These two consoles were retro-compatible with the games of the original Wonderswan. Even though it is little known in France, the Wonderswan is a gem of the video game world: many innovations, fun games, very convenient. Unique portable console of Bandai, it still marked the history of video games. Previous Did you know ? Next You can play both horizontally and vertically on this console! Some games, such as the Shoot-them up genre are better played vertically, which is why the Wonderswan has two directional pads! Many accessories for the Wonderswan were produced, but the most bizarre one is the MamaMitte: a scales connected to a cartridge on the SwanCrystal that permitted to pregnant women to see the evolution of their pregnancy! Fans of Final Fantasy, hear ye ! The Wonderswan has a Chocobo limited edition: a bundle of the customized console with the game Chocobo’s mysterious Dungeon Tamagochi Tamagochi ! After the commercial failure of the Playdia, first and only home video games console created by Bandai, we could have thought that the firm’s video game history would end there. However, a true revolution changed everything in Bandai’s life but also in yours: the TAMAGOTCHI. This little electronic toy shaped like an egg was released in 1996. Easily transportable, that can be hooked to a bag, this gadget offered the possibility for every parent to say “No, you won’t have a dog! But look at this amazing Tamagotchi!”. Yes, a Tamagotchi is a small electronic pet that needs to be fed, washed, etc. How fun to be able to play with a pet that consists in a screen and three buttons! In 2004 a connected version of the Tamagotchi is released: it is now possible to make Tamagotchis meet each other, make them have babies, etc. Playing with a Tamagotchi is now a group activity. In the following years, many other Tamagotchi versions were released with always more functionalities: take it to school, make it an idol… If Tamagotchis are not really gaming consoles but rather electronic gadgets, but their impact on the gaming history was so strong that its popularity never stopped! Tamagotchis are still today essential items in retrogaming collections, being emblematic of the nostalgia of the video game history The world’s oldest Tamagotchi lived for 15 years! Its owner never stopped to take care of it for all this time! It’s the Tamagotchi that inspired the Nintendogs series, a big success of the Nintendo DS, that are based on same concept: taking care of a virtual animal. And many figurines, toys and other goods that you MUST see ! 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__label__wiki	0.664951	0.664951	Lewis University Organizational Theory Boje: "The Storytelling Organization" Page history last edited by PBworks 13 years, 7 months ago The Storytelling Organization: A Study of Story Performance in an Office-Supply Firm By David M. Boje The Boje article examines organizations as story telling systems. According to Boje, “In organizations, storytelling is the preferred sense-making currency of human relationships among internal and external stakeholders.” (106) Boje’s article explores stories told in an office-supply firm (here, called Gold), looking at both the overt and the more subtle clues that often emerge from the stories that co-workers tell among each other. What makes Boje’s approach a bit different from his peers is his emphasis on the performance aspect of the storytelling. It is an area that he claims has been ignored in research – even though the importance of how a story is told can be incredibly important to the interpretation of the story. He offers a description of the story as “a joint performance of teller(s) and hearer(s) in which often overlooked, very subtle utterances play an important role in the negotiation of meaning and co-production in a storytelling episode.” Boje outlines a variety of past research on storytelling, pointing out the deficiencies in some of the approaches – all of which center around the failure to look at storytelling in context, ignoring situated language performance. Case studies often present stories second and third hand, failing to reveal subtleties of the storytelling process. Likewise, stories studied through interview methods or through surveys have also ignored the performance aspect of the actual storytelling. Boje argues that such approaches fall short when trying to understand the truths behind the stories. “Stories can therefore be correctly interpreted only to the extent that the researcher grasps the story in situ. Second, identifying stories in context will be rewarded by the discovery that there are a multitude of stories that are not discernible at first.” (109) As mentioned, Boje studied an office firm, here named Gold, by tape recording and videotaping over 100 hours of meetings between employees and other stakeholders. He catalogued the stories into different types of story patterns and then coded story bits with different symbols, including notations that indicated pauses and changes in inflection, etc. Boje personally transcribed over 400 hours over the eight months of his study! Boje’s look at storytelling in the office firm, Gold, raised some important questions. Does story performance occur more frequently in some types of organizations than in others? Is it more frequent in turbulent organizations? (some research would suggest that it is). Are people who are more skilled storytellers and story interpreters more effective communicators than those who are not? (again, research seems to say yes). Most importantly, for Boje, are his conclusions on the value of his approach to studying storytelling: “…story researchers can benefit by entering organizations to observe first-hand how people perform storytelling.” (125) What Boje calls the “storytelling organization theory” puts the story text and performance next to each other – each giving “insight into the complex and varied ways organization members use storytelling in their work world.” (125)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line113
__label__wiki	0.591188	0.591188	Chilean coup of 1973 Few thoughts on democratic socialism - Introduction to a pamphlet on class struggle under Allende‘s government, Chile 1973 Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Jun 6 2019 17:42 We want to present a pamphlet written by comrades of ours about class struggle and the social democratic government under Allende in Chile in 1973. Chile is one of many examples in history that shows us that the relation between working class movements and left governments is more complicated than the mechanistic picture of force (movement) and container/stabiliser (government) often painted by current democratic socialists. Tribute to Ernesto Leal, a founder of the London migrant cleaners' movement Tribute written by members of the Latin American Workers' Association (LAWAS) in 2009 after the death of Ernesto Leal (11 January 1938 - 22 October 2009), Chilean communist exile who eventually moved to London, working as a cleaner and founding LAWAS. In the same days of Leal's death, Unite the union purged LAWAS, leading cleaners to join the IWW and eventually founding IWGB and UVW, which continue to organise cleaners and other low-wage migrant workers in London's service sector. We republish it here from The Commune (now defunct) in light of the recent historic victories of migrant cleaners at LSE and SOAS. The Chicago Boys in Chile: Economic Freedom's Awful Toll An economic appraisal of the early years of the Junta in Chile and the failures of the Chicago School economists in charge of the nation. Killers of IWW member Frank Teruggi sentenced in Chile In February 2015, two former Chilean military intelligence officers were convicted of the murder of IWW member Teruggi and another American, Charles Horman. Teruggi and Horman were kidnapped, tortured and murdered during the military coup in Chile in 1973. Empire's workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the rise of the new imperialism - Greg Grandin The British and Roman empires are often invoked as precedents to the Bush administration’s aggressive foreign policy. Strange defeat: The Chilean revolution, 1973 - Pointblank! Submitted by Mike Harman on Jul 22 2007 22:11 An article by Situationist group Pointblank! written in October 1973 about the coup in Chile which deposed elected left-wing leader Salvador Allende. Chile: Anatomy of an economic miracle, 1970-1986 Submitted by martinh on Oct 1 2006 15:46 Article debunking myths about Chilean dictator General Pinochet's supposed "economic miracle."	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line114
__label__cc	0.621524	0.378476	The Story of Gilgamesh Mesopotamische Mythologien Schlagwörter: Enkido, Gilgamesh, Khumbaba, Shamhat, أنكيدو, اوتونبشتم, جلجامش Gilgamesh, the son of a man and a goddess, is king of the ancient Sumerian city-state of Uruk. Oh, and he’s also the strongest and most handsome man in the world. Unfortunately, Gilgamesh’s assets have gone to his head, and he spends all his time wearing out the young men of the city with endless athletic contests and sexuall y exploiting the young women. When the citizens of Uruk can’t take it anymore, they pray to the gods for help. The god Anu hears them, and commands the goddess Aruru to create another human who will be a match for Gilgamesh. Aruru creates Enkidu, an uncivilized wild man, and places him in the woods. There, Enkidu has several run-ins with a trapper who uses the same watering hole. Terrified, the trapper goes to Uruk for help. On Gilgamesh’s advice, the trapper goes back to the watering hole with Shamhat, a temple-prostitute. When Enkidu shows up, Shamhat entices him to have sex with her. Afterward, Enkidu finds that he can no longer keep up with the animals, but that his mind has been opened. He starts living with Shamhat, who initiates him into human life. When she mentions Gilgamesh, Enkidu realizes that he wants a friend—and that he wants to give Gilgamesh a beat-down. Gilgamesh has been dreaming about getting a new friend, too. Soon enough, Enkidu goes to Uruk and faces down Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh wins, natch, but there are no hard feelings, and the two warriors become best buds. One day, Gilgamesh decides to go to the distant Cedar Forest and kill Humbaba, the monster who guards it. Against the advice of the elders of Uruk and Enkidu himself, the two friends set out on their quest. Once they make it to the Cedar Forest, the sun god Shamash helps them overpower Humbaba, who starts pleading for mercy. Gilgamesh is about to grant it, but then gives in to peer pressure from Enkidu, and kills him. The friends cut down the tallest tree in the forest, which Enkidu plans to dedicate to the god Enlil. They build a raft and sail home down the River Euphrates, taking Humbaba’s head along for the ride. At this point, the goddess Ishtar develops a crush on Gilgamesh and asks him to marry her. Gilgamesh rejects her, pointing out that all of her previous lovers have come to bad ends. Seriously pissed off, Ishtar borrows the Bull of Heaven from her dad, Anu, and sends it to earth to punish the friends. But they kill the Bull, and, when Ishtar appears on the ramparts of Uruk, Enkidu throws one of its legs in her face. Not long afterwards, Enkidu dreams that the gods have decided that, for killing Humbaba, chopping down the cedar, and killing the Bull of Heaven, either he or Gilgamesh must die—and that Enlil picked Enkidu. In no time, Enkidu falls mysteriously ill, and dies after much suffering. Gilgamesh is majorly bummed. Finally, he decides to travel beyond the ends of the earth to speak to Utanapishtim, the one human who has been granted immortality. An exhausting journey brings Gilgamesh to Mount Mashu, where two scorpion-beings guard the rising of the sun. Allowed to continue, Gilgamesh makes a harrowing journey to the underside of the world, barely avoiding being burned to a crisp by the sun. Upon arrival, he meets Siduri the innkeeper, who directs him to Urshanabi the ferryman. Despite getting a bad first impression, Urshanabi helps Gilgamesh cross the Waters of Death. On the other side, Gilgamesh meets Utanapishtim, who tells him: „humans just can’t escape death.“ See, long ago, the gods decided to destroy all of humanity with a Flood. But he and his wife got some advance warning from the god Ea, and built a giant ship, on which they stored all kinds of living creatures, as well as some craftsmen. When the Flood was over, the god Enlil granted Utanapishtim and his wife immortality. Utanapishtim doesn’t think Gilgamesh is worthy of such a gift; to prove it, he challenges our hero to a staying-awake contest. Gilgamesh fails miserably. Utanapishtim tells him to take a hike, and fires Urshanabi for good measure. After those two sail off, however, Utanapishtim’s wife makes her husband call them back. This time, Utanapishtim tells Gilgamesh about a plant that will restore the youth of whoever eats it. Gilgamesh finds the plant on the bottom of the sea and decides to take it home to Uruk and test it on an old man. (Wise—try it on someone else, first.) At the first rest stop on the way home, Gilgamesh takes a bath and leaves the flower on the ground. A snake comes by and eats the flower. D’oh! Unperturbed, Gilgamesh and Urshanabi keep journeying toward Uruk. When they reach it, Gilgamesh boasts about the city’s architecture, echoing the opening of the poem. seralwan September 19, 2017 No Comments CAPTCHA Code *Try again Previous Post: The royal library of king Ashurbanipal Next Post: أنخيدوانا شاعرة سومر وأكد Mesopotamische Artefakte Geschichten aus Mesopotamien	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line117
__label__cc	0.505173	0.494827	From categories: All categories MK Discussion: Announcements MK Discussion: Realms of Wonder MK Discussion: Sage Wisdom MK Discussion: Weaving Fates MK Discussion: Per page discussions General Discussion: Introductions General Discussion: Technical General Discussion: Randomness page 1123...next » Re: Favorite Characters Rimme 01 Nov 2020 23:56 in discussion MK Discussion / Realms of Wonder » Favorite Characters pokes head in, curious at having missed this thread I'm only halfway through reading Winter Assault (and likely will be for quite a few months), but I can say how I feel so far: Llyn. Someone who goes from being a ugly peasant girl to an elite scout proud of her body, devout in her faith yet falls in love with a young mage. And she's one of the few people who can match Rickkter in battle. I loved her sequence in "Llyn's Tribulations" where, after falling victim to the sword's manipulation, her willpower finally kicks in when facing Malger or Murikeer. Her death was sad and shocking, and I guess that's the point. Raven, I guess, is second. I'm not thrilled with the story decisions Lester makes for her, but I like how she becomes a character both decisive, passionate, intelligent, yet guarded and vulnerable from the world. Her role in Metamor really grows over the years, and it's fun to be part of that journey. Murikeer. I may as well throw his name in here as well. He has his moments of arrogance like so many other main characters, but he also has a streak of innocence and dorkiness that I just can't help admire. He's young, so he can get away with it. Christopher. He seems to be the most "everyman" main character of the Keep. He's not exceptional in what he does, but he is clever enough to get some respect, and he still perseveres through whatever the world puts on him. I'd love to see more of him and his friends from Ellcaran. Malger's okay, interesting backstory and abilities. It's hard to tell sometimes when he's arrogant or just self-assured (you notice a pattern here? Arrogance and entitlement are major turn-offs for me), but I enjoy the way he plays off other characters. There's other characters (in no particular order) who aren't quite favorites, but definitely deserve more scenes: Malisa. She's hard to figure out… is she close to her father like in "Reflections", or is she absent from his life? What does she do as Prime Minister? She has a unique personality and role for the Keep, but she's not as prominent as she could be. Topo. He's a very unique creature, and he doesn't care. His is just a unique perspective that is always fun to read. Plus, his saving of Malion was an unforgettable act of forgiveness (but was it mercy? Malion also deserves a reappearance). Sean and Electra. One big disappointment is that she and Wessex, and he and Jessica, never share a moment together. Kwanzaa. Skilled swordmaster, yet she just disappears during the Assault? Jione. She also disappears during the Assault. Perry. A 19-year-old father of a 4-year-old who can kick ass in battle? Where did he come from? Brian Brightleaf. What little I've seen and heard of him interests me; the most powerful mage in the Midlands, and he just stands around in court? Smithson. He's just a likeable scholar, no great power or arrogance to him. Varnal (and more of Nasoj's human mages in general). Re: Favorite Characters by Rimme, 01 Nov 2020 23:56 Rimme 16 Aug 2020 01:51 in discussion MK Discussion / Per page discussions » Publication History How about this? I'll split up "non-canon" into two parts. One for those stories that are explicitly non-canon (think Fox Dragonrite), and one for stories that are of uncertain status (like Stealthcat's 4 stories). And I'll add another color for earlier drafts of stories, I know there was some additional confusion regarding that. by Rimme, 16 Aug 2020 01:51 MishaFox 13 Aug 2020 03:44 Some stories are just never going to be canon. But unless we can get an authors permission we cannot make the others canon. by MishaFox, 13 Aug 2020 03:44 The distinction I used was "is it a story on the archive?" :P As someone who's read the update notes on the mailing lists… it is complicated. "Background" is non-canon because it made Thomas a gendermorph. "Long Live the King" was an attempted correction to make THAT Thomas be the father of the current Thomas… but after "Malvoisin", it was easier to just make them non-canon. When the archive was first created by Lovebear, she asked everyone for permission to include their stories. Some authors, from what I can tell, forgot to give permission (i.e. Eric Rossing and Cerulean; Jon Sleeper at first) Some authors did, but later retracted their stories, because they wanted to rewrite them and never did ("Geneses" and "Leonidus"). And some weren't added because, although other people were referring to them in-canon, they weren't technically finished ("Distant Voices", "From the Shadows"). As of now, stories are only canon if the author sends the story to the MK webmaster. I don't know if it's a hard rule to submit it to a mailing list first so that the community can beta-read it, but most people do anyway. I would guess that most authors from 2002 onward forgot to send it in. I know what you're thinking, Misha. Could we add some of these "noncanon" stories into canon? There's no reason why not, just look at "Reflections" and "Coming Home". There are two hurdles, though: 1) Can the author be contacted to give permission? And will they give permission? 2) Do the stories fit with canon nowadays? I'm… still kinda embarrassed about preemptively adding the second half of "Penance and Retribution" into canon, when it involved a darkling invasion of Metamor that killed many, followed two weeks later by a surge of Hipoccian refugees settling in the valley, both of which went unmentioned for the rest of MK (at least Oren's follow-up stories mentioned the Hipoccians). I actually was going to write a post to the mailing list, regarding a few noncanon stories I'd read that I feel have merit: the MK Histories by Oren the Otter; Misanthrope" and "Father Figure" by Firemane; "Sunday" by Bill Kieffer; and the 2012 revision of "A Taur's Tail" by Stephen Tigner. And while we were at it, if someone could reassess the impressively longer stories to see how they fit in canon: "Dead of Winter", "Fire and Ice", "Meeting at Caralore", and "Menace of the Malachites" by Volk-Oboroten; "William and Emily" by ShazerFox; "Two for the Price of One", "The Spotting of a Knight", and "New Lessons to Learn and Old Ones to Teach" by Kamau. (I did take a cursory glance at "Menace of the Malachites", and it seems it might conflict with "Llyn's Tribulations" regarding Lik. Just throwing that out there.) Ryx 29 Jul 2020 05:24 It all depends on the story. Generally the proofers/beta readers determine if it is accepted as canonical or not. Issues such as: Is that how [this or that] works in the setting? Such as the Church, for instance. Are certain 'well known' characters used directly or in passing there to have been a part of the story. Does the story have drastic impacts on the setting. It's complicated, and usually writers will adjust their stories to fit within what has already been accepted as canonical. by Ryx, 29 Jul 2020 05:24 MishaFox 25 Jul 2020 06:59 i have a question. How the was the Canon/Noncanon decision made? by MishaFox, 25 Jul 2020 06:59 blowing dust off of the forums KOFF KOFF! Anyway, I just thought to ask, as I re-read so many old, old stories and groaning at some of my own. And sometimes struck dumb at how pleasant some were. What are your favorite characters, and why? Mine would be Malger, that rascal. Because he is simply flamboyantly open, self-effacing of his status but aware of the power it provides him to do good things, and the mysteries of his Dreaming, and Healing. Favorite Characters by Ryx, 22 Jul 2020 22:17 Re: Title ideas AmigaDragon 05 Mar 2020 02:19 in discussion MK Discussion / Weaving Fates » Title ideas High Trees On Mute Tinny Rebel Lion Re: Title ideas by AmigaDragon, 05 Mar 2020 02:19 Re: Fun with Hexadecimal MishaFox 20 Feb 2020 03:48 in discussion MK Discussion / Realms of Wonder » Fun with Hexadecimal Base 60?? Re: Fun with Hexadecimal by MishaFox, 20 Feb 2020 03:48 Re: Chronology and continuity issues of 706 CR Rimme 12 Feb 2020 06:22 in discussion MK Discussion / Weaving Fates » Chronology and continuity issues of 706 CR You raise an interesting possibility, Ryx. If Murikeer makes a gem to record the ceremony, and a simple trigger spell to activate it, then anyone could capture the funeral. Heck, Rupert could wear it on his uniform, and they wouldn't need another Metamorian or another ship on hand. On the other hand, I feel like there should be some technical limitation to such gems, for narrative reasons. Otherwise, what makes Gornul's or Murikeer's or even Misha's observation and illusion skills so special? How can their memories possibly compare to a perfectly-functioning recording device? Why would they need to be called upon in the future if there are easily-made gems to do the work? Maybe it costs a good deal of magic, or it has a limited capacity and can only make a single record. Just a precaution against quick magical methods that could make plot holes further down the line. Re: Chronology and continuity issues of 706 CR by Rimme, 12 Feb 2020 06:22 LurkingWolf 11 Feb 2020 17:35 Could have always gone all ancient Babylonian and done math in Base 60. Re: Fun with Hexadecimal by LurkingWolf, 11 Feb 2020 17:35 Ryx 01 Feb 2020 08:55 Hmmm, yes, our timelines were not exactly meshing at that point… and at many other points, too. I don't see why it would be difficult to take Muri out of the Patriarch's funeral. He can teach the illusionist how to enchant a gem to store what he witnesses if he does not know the process already (as he may not be an enchanter as well). Re: Chronology and continuity issues of 706 CR by Ryx, 01 Feb 2020 08:55 Rimme 12 Jan 2020 20:41 So, next up is Liturgy of Blood. Two things. First, the fact that Llyn was sentenced to a month in prison at the end of Llyn's Tribulations, and not allowed to leave the Keep for a year, yet she shows up 3 times in Liturgy of Blood. 1st, to ask Murikeer if he's going to see the Patriarch; 2nd, actually meeting the Patriarch; 3rd, being on patrol (outside the Keep) with Murikeer when the Patriarch dies. I'm actually okay with Llyn doing all of this stuff. Misha is given command over her, after all, and he's not one to follow the Keep rules to the letter — especially it's the freakin' Patriarch coming to town. Plus, Misha mentions he needs to give some of his Longs a rest, and sending Llyn on a patrol to protect him seems like something Thomas would permit. At the very least, I propose a guard or two be present during her first two scenes, and some acknowledgement of the special circumstances when Misha is briefing Murikeer and Matthias in chapter 15. The other issue is Murikeer's presence at Akabaieth's funeral, to memorize so that he can cast an illusion of it at Metamor. In Longing, it is said that Murikeer will have been away from the Keep for at least 3 weeks. But in Getting Away From the Party, he's said to be have been by Llyn's side every day she was in prison, until late October when he goes off to Glen Avery to learn he has an aunt. Personally, I think Murikeer should stay in Metamor to be with Llyn (and learn about his aunt), than to go south on a sudden weeks-long trip to Whales, even for the Patriarch. And there is an easy solution, because there is someone else in Metamor who can project illusions, who happens to be a good friend of Phil's, and isn't involved in any storylines at this time. He doesn't even need to be on a separate ship to avoid notice by humans. I propose rewriting the paragraph in Liturgy of Blood's epilogue with Murikeer, replacing him with Gornul. Again, I welcome any additions or counter-proposals to these ideas. Re: Chronology and continuity issues of 706 CR by Rimme, 12 Jan 2020 20:41 Chronology and continuity issues of 706 CR Rimme 21 Dec 2019 20:48 While I've been working on the summary for Llyn's Tribulations, there's a issue I thought I'd need to bring up. In part 1, in the scene where Murikeer and Llyn talk, Llyn thinks about "the motivations of the raccoon she had nearly slaughtered four days past". So, 4 days after Dangerous Games, which takes place 1 day after Actions and Reactions, which takes place 2 days after the Stepping Rock raid that Killing Time mentioned was in late August. So far so good. It wouldn't be "Late September" as the heading says, but it could pass as "Mid September". In part 3, the scene where Rickkter and Muri meet with Thomas takes place three days after Rickkter first learns about the victims in part 1. It's also said in part 1 that attacks have happened over the past five days. Finally, in part 6, when the spell is broken, the first victim is told he's been out for two weeks. So far, it's a consistent timeline. If Stepping Rock is Day 0, then Llyn and Muri arrive at the Keep on Day 1, victim #1 is stabbed on Day 2, Kan is stabbed and Rick finds out on Day 7, and Rick meets with Thomas on Day 10. The guards are put on an increased alert, and the spell is broken "two weeks" after Day 2, anywhere from the night of Day 10 to Day 22. (I've come to be very generous, when it comes to characters talking in weeks or months instead of an exact number of days :) Now the clincher. When the spell is broken, he is also told the day is October 8th. An impossibility — there's no way this date could happen even 22 days after August. However, there is one "out" I found while reading — the scene with Murikeer and Llyn is not explicitly the same day as when Rick finds Kan's body. No mention is made in the second half of part 1 of the investigation or the victims. They could take place in two separate times. This means the latter half of part 1 would happen no later than September 7th (7 days after the last day of August), and the first half could happen no earlier than September 24th (15 days before October 8th). There's other supports for a timeline gap: Fakoffal appears at the start of part 1. He refers back to a scene in the Jolly Collie in Daylight Fading where he appeared, which takes place at least a few days after Apologies (Day 4) — therefore, Daylight Fading is on or after Day 6. It's said that Fakoffal has been at the Thirsty Scholar for 3 days, with no other tavern offering them a stay. There is also a mention in part 2 that it's been almost a fortnight since Rickkter and Kayla spent more than dinner together, and "Daylight Fading" is definitely more than dinner. ;) But I'd rather not say a whole section happens in flashback if that was not the intent. IMO, there's an even better solution, if Ryx agrees to it, which is to change Llyn's reference from "four days past" to "three weeks past", resolving the timeline gap by completely separating "Dangerous Games" from "Llyn's Tribulations". Then (setting Day 0 to August 30th) "Dangerous Games" happens on September 3rd, victim #1 is stabbed on September 19th, Kan is stabbed on September 24th, Duke Thomas is informed on September 27th, and the spell is broken on October 8th. (And also change Llyn's rescue from "two months past" to "three months past"). Now, I could also suggest the date October 8th be moved back a bit to October 3rd, so that: per the 706 calendar, it's 15 days after September 19th and on a Saturday, more believable to call "two weeks" than the 20 days hard maximum; it gives more space between Llyn's courtroom appearance 3 days later (the chapel is said to still be in ruins for the purposes of investigation), and Liturgy of Blood (the Patriarch arrives on October 11th, per the Dream's Aria stories, and tours the chapel on that day); and so that Llyn is still in prison on October 27th for Getting Away from the Party (if you remember "Liturgy of Blood", you'll see another issue here — but that's another subthread). But that is up to Ryx. Any opinions or other solutions? Chronology and continuity issues of 706 CR by Rimme, 21 Dec 2019 20:48 AmigaDragon 02 Aug 2019 00:54 Mime Field Mime Sweeper What's Mime is Yours Mimed over Matter Mime Lives Mime to Five Re: Title ideas by AmigaDragon, 02 Aug 2019 00:54 AmigaDragon 19 Jul 2019 02:12 Gopher Broke Gopher It The Hang Gopher Re: Title ideas by AmigaDragon, 19 Jul 2019 02:12 Re: Or how about character names? AmigaDragon 10 Jun 2019 15:29 Ivanhog Ivanhorse Re: Or how about character names? by AmigaDragon, 10 Jun 2019 15:29 Keep Working Keep Searching Keep Digging Keep Singing Keep Dancing Bonus: add a second chapter titled "Nobody Gets Hurt" and title the full story like so: Keep Dancing and Nobody Gets Hurt Re: Title ideas by Rimme, 17 Jan 2019 03:19 Or how about character names? AmigaDragon 03 Jan 2019 04:00 How about a subthread of character names? Nair Dewelle Or how about character names? by AmigaDragon, 03 Jan 2019 04:00 AmigaDragon 19 Nov 2018 08:10 Taured and Feathered Taur Pit Re-Taured Taur Dee Taur Get Re: Title ideas by AmigaDragon, 19 Nov 2018 08:10 Pokemon Snagem Sparkling Victory! Time to Spark, Time for Victory... Prämien teilen	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line118
__label__wiki	0.957874	0.957874	News On Medical Your Medical News Source Gilead says remdesivir coronavirus treatment reduces risk of death in severely sick patients Health, Fitness & Food Gilead Sciences announced new findings Friday that its antiviral drug remdesivir reduced the risk of death for severely sick coronavirus patients by 62% compared with standard care alone. The company said its analysis also found that remdesivir treatment was associated with “significantly improved clinical recovery.” The findings are being presented at the Virtual Covid-19 Conference as part of the 23rd International AIDS Conference, the company said. Shares of Gilead rose more than 2% Friday on the news. Gilead said it analyzed data from 312 patients enrolled in its phase three trial and compared it with that of 818 patients in “a real-world retrospective cohort” with similar characteristics and disease severity who received standard care alone during the same time period as the phase three trial. “While not as vigorous as a randomized controlled trial, this analysis importantly draws from a realworld setting and serves as an important adjunct to clinical trial data, adding to our collective understanding of this virus and reflecting the extraordinary pace of the ongoing pandemic,” Dr. Susan Olender of Columbia University Irving Medical Center said in a statement. The findings show that 7.6% of patients treated with remdesivir died compared with 12.5% of patients in the analysis who did not receive remdesivir treatment. The analysis also found that 74.4% of patients who received treatment with remdesivir recovered by day 14 compared with 59% of patients who received standard care alone. Gilead said its findings warrant more study in additional trials. “We are working to broaden our understanding of the full utility of remdesivir,” Gilead’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Merdad Parsey said in a statement. “To address the urgency of the continuing pandemic, we are sharing data with the research community as quickly as possible with the goal of providing transparent and timely updates on new developments with remdesivir.” In late April, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases released preliminary results from its own study of remdesivir that showed patients who took remdesivir usually recovered after 11 days, four days faster than those who didn’t take the drug. However, the study did not find any statistically significant reduction in the risk of death among patients treated with remdesivir. Gilead has previously released data from its own clinical trials of remdesivir that have also shown a hastened recovery time and a modest clinical benefit. NIAID’s findings led the Food and Drug Administration to issue an emergency use authorization for remdesivir, allowing doctors to use the drug on hospitalized Covid-19 patients. However, the drug has not undergone the same level of review as fully FDA-authorized drugs. There are still no FDA-authorized drugs to treat Covid-19. Last week, the company announced the much-anticipated pricing for remdesivir, saying it would charge governments of developed countries $390 per vial. That comes to a price of $2,340 per patient, considering the company expects most patients to require six vials during their care. However, Gilead said it would charge $520 per vial for U.S. private insurance companies. The company faced some backlash for charging a higher price in the U.S., but the company defended itself, saying that’s simply a factor of the U.S. health care system. Every drug in the U.S. has two list prices because of the country’s health-care system, Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day said in an interview last week with CNBC’s Meg Tirrell on “Squawk Box” after the announcement. He added that he stands by the pricing structure and that it will ensure access for those who need it. The company has been donating doses to the U.S. government for distribution since it received emergency use authorization in May. The Department of Health and Human Services said last week it has secured more than 500,000 treatment courses of the drug, which it will distribute to American hospitals through September. HHS said the drug will be distributed to hospitals based on burden of Covid-19 patients. While remdesivir was the first drug that appeared to effectively treat Covid-19 patients in a clinical study, other therapeutics have shown signs of efficacy and could threaten to make remdesivir more obsolete. Researchers at Oxford University, for example, released results from their trial last month that showed dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available steroid, can cut the risk of death by a third for Covid-19 patients on ventilators, and by a fifth for those on supplemental oxygen. — CNBC’s Berkeley Lovelace Jr. contributed to this report. 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__label__cc	0.703355	0.296645	How It Really Works: Behind the Scenes of a NYC Public School Waitlist & More Parent Portal Glitches! Accountability · Blog · Finding the Right School · School Choice April 8, 2019 November 28, 2019 Alina Adams New York City families who’d been ripping their hair out for over two months finally learned where their children had been placed for General Education public school kindergarten on March 28th. The results had been posted for nearly a full day before the Department of Education notified anxiously waiting parents that they were available. When an eager mom called to register her child, the school was surprised to hear the offers were out, as they hadn’t received a list of accepted students yet! My email began filling up immediately. I heard from parents who’d been assigned their last place choice. I heard from parents who’d been given none of their twelve choices and been placed in their zoned school, which they didn’t even rank. The mom who, last month, wrote to ask whether school choice was a sham, sadly added a postscript: “It’s hard not to feel that our parent coordinator is completely correct. Everyone just gets assigned to their zoned school. Getting out of it is a difficult process of persistence and navigating insanity with the understanding that most parents won’t succeed.” I heard from parents who’d been wait-listed at their zoned school, and I heard from a parent who found out her zoned school had been changed after applications were due! I also heard from a DOE employee about why families shouldn’t trust what they’re told about the wait-list (see below). Despite the stress this is unfortunately causing individual parents, all of the above were familiar, year after year laments. But 2019 also brought two brand new glitches. I’d already written about the technical problems of the DOE’s new, highly-touted Parent Portal. Thanks to it, some families received letters that were just garbled text, impossible to read. Meanwhile other parents received the (albeit readable) message that they’d gotten no placement at all. That’s not supposed to happen. Ever since Kindergarten became mandatory in 2013, the DOE has been very clear that, while you are not entitled to a seat in your zoned Kindergarten, you are entitled to a seat somewhere, and, as several parents learned above, even if you did not receive a spot in any of your top twelve choices, you will be assigned to a school which still has space, whether it’s your zoned school or, if your zoned school is overcrowded, somewhere else. This year, though, I heard: “For kindergarten, nothing shows up in MySchools account. I went to a Family Welcome Center. They had no idea what is going on and why I didn’t receive an offer. I had a copy of the schools I had applied for. I realized how important it is to print when you are applying. They asked for that copy. They went in and they came out with an offer to my first choice. I don’t know if they added him at that moment or what happened. They didn’t want to explain to me. I think it’s because I insisted so much that they gave me an offer to my first choice. But in MySchools it still appears that I have no offer. I will call the school and see if I am in the list.” “I spoke with a dashboard assistant for 26 minutes and they couldn’t help me. They said a glitch in the system is why my application disappeared! All they could do is give me a ticket # but claimed they couldn’t fix that issue from their end.” For all the families that reached out to me, I sent out reassurances that wait-lists do move a bit once charter schools hold their lotteries, and especially after Gifted & Talented placements are released in late May/early June. For tips on how to work the wait-list to your advantage, see this blog post, listen to this podcast, and watch this video. It’s a process that continues throughout the summer and often into the fall. Parents with their heart set on a particular school should prepare for the possibility of their child starting Kindergarten in one location, but then receiving a call about an opening and transferring them after the academic year has already begun. Based on my experience with hundreds of families, I know that anyone who tells you the wait-lists follow a straight queue is lying… either to you or to themselves. A DOE employee was willing to go on the record (anonymously) to tell me how the wait-lists really work. They report: No parents should trust a waitlist. I work in a public school. I help with registration. I can see how we move kids around. For example, if a parent knows the parent coordinator or someone in the school, they are moved to the top. Previous year attendance is also very important. If a child has been absent a lot, we move them further down the the list. Attendance affects the school. (Note: Funding is based on attendance.) If we know a child has been absent a lot in Pre-K with no excuse, the school doesn’t want them. Parents shouldn’t trust wait-lists because principals and secretaries modify them all the time. (When I posted this account from a mother who claimed the school secretary deliberately kept her son out of their zoned school, readers questioned her version of events, doubting that a secretary had so much power.) So, buckle down, families who didn’t get a seat at their first choice school. You thought the process would be over by now? Thanks to all the screw-ups, for some, it’s just beginning….. 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__label__wiki	0.929492	0.929492	New Jersey Jewish News is always here for you. We need your support now. Your contribution will help us bring you vital news and frequent updates about the impact of COVID-19. single monthly Subscribe to our newspaper SimplySimchas Milton Laitman Greater MetroWest Middlesex and Monmouth Counties Princeton Mercer Bucks Editor's Column Kahntentions Blog B'nei Mitzvah Submit a lifecycle event Atlanta Jewish Times The Jewish Week North New Jersey The Jewish Standard The Jewish News The Australian Jewish News Become a Times of Israel Partner By Michelle Petrillo October 28, 2015, 12:00 am 0 Edit Lt. Col. Milton “Mickey” Abraham Laitman, 99, of Basking Ridge died Oct. 6, 2015. He was born in New York City. Mr. Laitman founded Planned Financial Programs, offering investment counseling especially geared to the needs of cadets and graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He attended Cooper Union for two years before receiving his West Point commission, graduating from the Academy in 1939. He served in World War II, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In June 1941, he led the Indigo Task Force, a secret mission to Iceland to guard the North Atlantic shipping lanes from German attack. During the war, he served as chief of the Electronics Branch of the Signal Corps, as Division Signal Officer with the 17th Airborne Division, and trained at Harvard and MIT in the development of radar. Get New Jersey Jewish News's Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up A philanthropist, he worked toward the creation of the Jewish Chapel at West Point. Predeceased last year by his wife of 75 years, Josephine Propp Laitman, he is survived by three daughters, Marcie Laitman (Morris) Kotler, Lynn Laitman (Donald) Siebert, and Lori Laitman (Bruce) Rosenblum; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services were held Oct. 8 at West Point with arrangements by J.L. Apter Memorial Chapels of Somerville. Memorial contributions may be made to West Point Jewish Chapel Fund, 750 Merritt Rd., West Point, NY 10996 or American Heart Association.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line123
__label__cc	0.571571	0.428429	Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink Comments Off on Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink By Jane Goodall At a time whilst animal species have gotten extinct on each continent and we're faced with undesirable information concerning the surroundings approximately on a daily basis, Jane Goodall, one of many world's most famous scientists, brings us inspiring information in regards to the way forward for the animal nation. With the insatiable interest and conversational prose that experience made her a bestselling writer, Goodall-along with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard-shares interesting survival tales concerning the American Crocodile, the California Condor, the Black-Footed Ferret, and extra; all previously endangered species and species as soon as at the verge of extinction whose populations are actually being regenerated. 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The Rescue (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Book 3) The Odyssey of KP2: An Orphan Seal, a Marine Biologist, and the Fight to Save a Species Maddie on Things: A Super Serious Project About Dogs and Physics A Taste Fur Murder (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Mystery, Book 1) Additional resources for Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink At the present time there's a consortium of nationwide and foreign conservation businesses operating to guard the final final dry tropical forests in Colombia. although the clicking usually references the risks and medication and crime during this South American country, Anne mentioned that there's certainly wish for the long run: “Most importantly, we will see a brand new secure reserve for cotton-top tamarins in coming years. ” while I requested Anne what the long run may appear like for the cotton-tops fifty years from now in Colombia, she used to be confident. not just have Proyecto Tití and different neighborhood conservation teams helped to shift public delight and understanding, Anne stated teenagers are taking a becoming curiosity in preserving either flora and fauna and habitat. in reality, many Colombian scholars examine flora and fauna biology within the usa or Europe after which go back domestic to use their wisdom. “What offers me hope,” she acknowledged, “is to determine that subsequent iteration particularly getting into fruition instantly, constructing long term conservation plans to save lots of species in Colombia. ” THANE’S box NOTES Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki) when you have by no means held a standard leopard frog, with its strikingly attractive striped and glossy pores and skin, you could have overlooked certainly one of life’s nice joys. regrettably, this present day, you'd be fortunate to listen to a leopard frog calling, less seize one. there are numerous purposes for this, such a lot of which individuals don't quite comprehend. all over the globe, amphibians are less than pressure—kind of like slimy canaries within the coal mine, caution us of dangers that we must always heed ahead of it really is too overdue. a few blame weather switch. a few blame UV publicity. yet something evidently is that many amphibians are being killed by means of a chytrid fungus, chytrid being brief for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which assaults keratin within the dermal tissue of amphibians and suffocates them considering that they breathe via their pores and skin. 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The frogs, that have radiant orange-gold epidermis, have lengthy been an immense image of delight for Panamanians. the traditional indigenous humans even thought of them to be totems of prosperity and virility. in addition to being valued for his or her folklore and sweetness, the golden frogs ensue to be vital participants of the region’s surroundings, as they basically prey on mosquitoes and crop pests. so one can defend this gorgeous amphibian from extinction, a handful of sweaty and tireless conservationists organize a “frog Hilton,” actually within a lodge. Northern Indiana Library > Animals > Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line124
__label__wiki	0.73258	0.73258	Novoline Library Cowboys As Cold Warriors: The Western and U.S. History by Stanley Corkin By Stanley Corkin Even though the USA emerged from global warfare II with superpower prestige and speedy entered a interval of financial prosperity, the stresses and contradictions of the chilly warfare however forged a shadow over American existence. a similar interval marked the heyday of the western movie. "Cowboys as chilly Warriors" indicates that this was once no accident. It examines a few of the major westerns published among 1946 and 1962, studying how they answered to and encouraged the cultural weather of the rustic. writer Stanley Corkin discusses a dozen motion pictures intimately, connecting them to one another and to various others. He considers how those cultural productions either adorned the parable of the yank frontier and mirrored the period within which they have been made. motion pictures mentioned comprise: "My Darling Clementine", "Red River", "Duel within the Sun", "Pursued", "Fort Apache", "Broken Arrow", "The Gunfighter", "High Noon", "Shane", "The Searchers", "Gunfight on the okay Corral", "The outstanding Seven", "The Alamo", "Lonely Are the Brave", "Ride the excessive Country", and "The guy Who Shot Liberty Valance". Stanley Corkin is Professor of English on the college of Cincinnati and writer of "Realism and the start of the trendy united states" Read Online or Download Cowboys As Cold Warriors: The Western and U.S. History PDF Best communication & media studies books British Film (National Film Traditions) Demonstrating the richness and diversity of a countrywide cinema that has regularly struggled to outline itself among the paradigms of Hollywood well known movie and ecu artwork cinema, this research offers complete insurance of British cinema ordinarily in addition to severe discussions of particular films--useful for screenings. Media Culture: Cultural Studies, Identity and Politics Between the Modern and the Postmodern First released in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa corporation. Media Studies: A Reader Surveys theoretical views at the mass media during the last thirty years. From statements through Marshall McLuhan and Jean Baudrillard to contemporary paintings through Ien Ang and Ann grey, sections talk about the creation and legislation of the mass media; the media textual content; and the reception and intake of the media. Print Culture in Early Modern France: Abraham Bosse and the Purposes of Print During this publication, Carl Goldstein examines the print tradition of seventeenth-century France via a research of the occupation of Abraham Bosse, a widely known printmaker, booklet illustrator, and writer of books and pamphlets on quite a few technical matters. The consummate print expert, Bosse repeatedly explored the unending probabilities of print - single-sheet prints combining textual content and photo, booklet representation, broadsides, placards, almanacs, theses, and pamphlets. Four Theories of Responsibility Methods of Learning Communication Skills Critical readings : violence and the media The Face on the Screen: Death, Recognition & Spectatorship Double Standard: Abuse Scandals and the Attack on the Catholic Church Networked Public: Social Media and Social Change in Contemporary China Additional resources for Cowboys As Cold Warriors: The Western and U.S. History The notion of aptitude is infused with notions of American exceptionalism, AngloSaxon racial superiority, and the inevitable subordination of women to men. The frontier, as a locale away from the social artifices caused by overcivilization, allows for those who are naturally superior to reIgn. John Ford's My Darling Clementine and Howard Hawks's Red River were prestige productions that employed name directors, important stars, and high-cost on-location shoots. Indeed, these films reveal the film industry's investment in this genre as a popular form ) Although Michael Coyne has noted in his thorough summary of both films' critical receptions that there was some equivocation about My Darling Clementine, both movies attained the status of "classic" almost immediately. Viewed as a postwar drama, Red River shows the incorporation of a remote region into the world economy as an act of both national greatness and financial logic. 10 But even as it treats the cattle drive as epic and Dunson as mythic, Red River tells the story of a mutiny on the range. After two men who deserted the drive are returned to Dunson, he declares that he will hang them. At this point, Garth takes control of the herd and the drivers, who are on the verge of rebellion, and reroutes the drive to Abilene. Thus, the Marshall Plan offered inducements-loans, a means of staving off the threat of a massive reallocation of resources -that ensured the persistence of the capitalist class . Those in the United States who sought viable but less industrially able trading partners freely equated the political system of liberal democracy with the economic system of world capitalism. But in public expressions, economic imperatives were often deeply buried under expressions of politics and morality. As the historian Patrick Diggins notes, by 1947 " the United States found itself aligning with countries that were neither liberal nor democratic but simply anticommunist" (1988, 72). 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__label__wiki	0.65649	0.65649	Everything Starts With Language: Review of Gary Lutz’s divorcer — Jason DeYoung Everything Starts With Language: Gary Lutz’s divorcer A Review by Jason DeYoung Gary Lutz divorcer Calamari Press, 2011 117 Pages, $13.00 Gary Lutz’s seven stories in divorcer are preposterous—in the best possible way. They disobey logic, scorn common storytelling technique, and frolic with destabilizing off-plot descriptions that are at once powerful and confounding. Yet Lutz never loses sight of his character’s emotions and how they squirm to “get around to” their lives. He respects his characters—despite the grim maze of humiliations he puts them through—by giving them some of the best writing out there to take breath in. Built from an intense, ferocious vocabulary, Lutz’s fiction decries the mere functionality of language. Each unnerving story uproots expectations and delights with showing the reader the sun of a new approach in sentences that range from the overgrown to the monosyllabic to the fill-in-the-blank. divorcer is Gary Lutz’s third full-length collection of stories (Stories in the Worst Way from Calamari Press and I Looked Alive from The Brooklyn Rail/Black Square are the two others, and A Partial List of People to Bleach is fourth collection, which was published as a pamphlet from Future Tense Books). Lutz lists Barry Hannah, Sam Lipsyte, Christine Schutt, and F. Scott Fizgerald as influences, and he is a former student of Gordon Lish, who published many of Lutz’s early stories in the legendary The Quarterly, the avant-garde journal Lish ran between 1987 and 1995 (publishing (and introducing) such writers as Don Delillo, Nancy Lemann, Thomas Lynch, Tim O’Brien and Numéro Cinq’s Capo di tutti capi Douglas Glover). The first person perceptive dominates divorcer. Within each story you are secluded with the bent and ruptured interiority of its narrator. Most of the characters are in their middle years, living in unspecified cities or towns, and in relationships at some variant degree of fizzle. They are all lonely. The shorter stories in divorcer arrive packaged neatly with linear narratives. The longer stories, however, are delivered disassembled and without the benefit of a cohesive and easily recognizable plot to follow. Of course, this is no burden for Lutz who doesn’t seem all that interested in plot anyway, as he writes this in his essay “The Sentence is a Lonely Place”: “I almost never start with even a glimmer of a situation or a plot.” He likes conclusions, not the humdrumery of characters playing out scenes, as his narrator says in “Womanesque”: “We naturally went to movies, shrines, boat shows, anyplace open, but must I go over any of that?” Instead, as Lutz declares in a recent Paris Review interview, “almost everything starts with language” when he begins a story. And what language! Lutz wants to write fiction of “steep verbal topography, narratives in which the sentence is a complete, portable solitude, a minute immediacy of consummated language—the sort of sentence that, even when liberated from its receiving context, impresses itself upon the eye and the ear as a totality, an omnitude, unto itself” (“The Sentence is a Lonely Place”). So, let’s liberate a few sentences: “Life, he preferred to boast, came direct to him and not, as to her, through curtains, screens, thickenings.” (“Womenesque”) “There was the one [co-worker] I’d surprised, sinkside, shampooing his eyebrows—eyebrows whose bristles he kept snipped suchwise that they shot out at you as vulgar perpendiculars.” (“Divorcer”) “I preferred brochures of things over the things brouchured.” (“Middleton”) “To cut things short: she was mortally thirty and was drawn now to the uncomely, the miscurved, the dodged-looking and otherwise unpreferred, so my body must have naturally been a find—breasts barely risen, putty-colored legs scrimping on sinew, knees that looked a little loose, teeth provocative and unimproved.” (“To Whom Might I Have Concerned?”) “They looked me over for signs that a life by my side would not mean years lopped off his future.” (“I Have to Feel Halved”) “He had on a loose shirt of daft, demanding plaid.” (“Divorcer”) This is an unsatisfactory list of quotations because much of the book is made up of these inspired, “portable” exuberances of words. Sentences that replicate what they are describing, as in the first example with its curtains, screens, thickenings—the end of the sentence fogging as much as her own perceptive. Sentences that abound with surprising new word constructions such as in “sinkside” which complements “suchwise” and brilliantly refreshes the all too easy sibilant alliteration. And of course the handy trick of tweaking nouns into verbs, or verbs into nouns. I don’t want to bog us down too much in heavy-duty textual criticism here, but just take some time to look at the other sentences. Notice their syntactical contortions, how Lutz dislocated words from there commonplace-ness, how he takes the familiar down the rabbit’s hole. Look at how their playful constructions give way to strange yet clear and original characterization. There’s something so damn awful about the gag of a sounds in “daft, demanding plaid.” All these extraordinary sentences juddering together create astonishing and unusual stories. Lutz is a writer not so interested in what happened, but in what could happen. In “Fathering” a man is met with the challenge of knowing his “daughter was in the grade where you have to prove that the school can’t go on without you.” The young girl is given a series of absurd assignments with the final one to describe a “local male.” The father, in an effort to keep his daughter in this school, swallows what’s left of his pride and tells her about one of the lovers he has hired to “tend” to his wife (the daughter’s mother). Reported back to the teacher, this salacious tale keeps the daughter enrolled. In “Middleton” a man goes looking for a reincarnated “version” of his wife at a small-business carnival, and he finds her in a young man whom he takes home and disastrously dresses him in the deceased wife’s “cocktail thing.” And in “The Driving Dress,” Lutz revisits the cross-dressing theme with a jilted husband dieting so that he can wear his wife’s clothes: “I knocked off the weight by eating the sort of things she had eaten and in much the same niggled portions, as best I could remember, and all of the food was innovatively unmeated and noodled over, not agreeable to me at all.” As I mentioned, some of the other stories simply do not have conflict-driven plots. What Lutz might give you is something like this: “Whatever it was between us that wasn’t of a sort that should have warranted marriage: I hit back how?… My penis might have reach, maybe, but it never increased itself for her.” This bit of anguish is from the title story, which starts with the couple’s initial coming together, but never explores what separates them. The reader is carried along by the power of Lutz’s polyphonic sentences and the narrator’s insights regarding divorce. It concludes without any ultimate confrontation but with the comforting words of a tax preparer, who is convinced the narrator will come out of “this” the innocent one. Alas tax preparation is as muddied as the reasons for marriage and divorce. The great Montreal-born writer, Mavis Gallant, in the introduction to her massive Selected Short Stories, advises that “stories are not chapters of novels. They should not be read one after another, as if they were meant to follow along. Read one. Shut the book. Read something else. Come back later. Stories can wait.” I’ve never felt the need to repeat this advice, let alone to follow it until reading divorcer. But I think Gallant’s admonition is spot on. Lutz’s rich, off-center, hyper-articulate style doesn’t lend itself well to gluttonous reading—these stories aren’t to be gulped down in a single sitting. His sentences and his stories want you to take the time to puzzle them. So, the stories are best when read slowly, savored individually, one per day, like pricey candy that’s worth the cost. —Jason DeYoung Jason DeYoung lives in Washington, DC. His fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in The Fiddleback, Los Angeles Review, New Orleans Review, Harpur Palate, and Numéro Cinq, among others. He is a Numéro Cinq staff contributor. 2011, NC Magazine, Reviews, Vol. II, No. 12, December 2011 8 Responses to “Everything Starts With Language: Review of Gary Lutz’s divorcer — Jason DeYoung” Great review, Jason. Time to be reminded of the force of peculiarity in diction and grammar as the culture descends toward the bland. The Quarterly was a fiery icon. Thanks, Jason. I enjoyed your review and appreciate the introduction to Lutz. -JD says: Thanks, Doug! It’s sad how the major publishers are missing out on much this great writing. But it’s sort of a new golden age for independent presses. I’m sorry I missed out on The Quarterly. Would you think Morrow’s Conjunctions an heir (or coeval)? Thanks Lynn! ns says: A great review Jason! Thanks. Jason, I almost hate to admit it, but I tend to gorge on Lutz’s stories and quite enjoy the ensuing language hangovers. This is a fantastic review of his work––I daresay inspired by some of the same tenets of language that render Lutz’s work so incredibly electric. Thanks, Mary. Numéro Cinq at the Movies: Jason Eisener’s “Treevenge,” Introduced by R W Gray NC at the Movies: John Cage’s 4′33”	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line126
__label__cc	0.698489	0.301511	Thermochemistry of strontium incorporation in aragonite from atomistic simulations Ruiz Hernandez, Sergio, Grau-Crespo, Ricardo, Ruiz-Salvador, A. Rabdel and de Leeuw, Nora 2010. Thermochemistry of strontium incorporation in aragonite from atomistic simulations. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 74 (4) , pp. 1320-1328. 10.1016/j.gca.2009.10.049 Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2009.10.049 We have investigated the thermodynamics of mixing between aragonite (orthorhombic CaCO3) and strontianite (SrCO3). In agreement with experiment, our simulations predict that there is a miscibility gap between the two solids at ambient conditions. All SrxCa1−xCO3 solids with compositions 0.12 < x < 0.87 are metastable with respect to separation into a Ca-rich and a Sr-rich phase. The concentration of Sr in coral aragonites (x ∼ 0.01) lies in the miscibility region of the phase diagram, and therefore formation of separated Sr-rich phases in coral aragonites is not thermodynamically favorable. The miscibility gap disappears at around 380 K. The enthalpy of mixing, which is positive and nearly symmetric with respect to x = 0.5, is the dominant contribution to the excess free energy, while the vibrational and configurational entropic contributions are small and of opposite sign. We provide a detailed comparison of our simulation results with available experimental data. Q Science > QD Chemistry	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line128
__label__cc	0.542413	0.457587	silver oxide decomposition Depending on the bonding temperature, there were differences in the presence of pores in the Ag layer; the porosity tended to decrease with the increasing temperature. ADS Sci. Publisher's note: Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Adsorption of 6(b)). The diffusion of Ag ions into SiO2 without such an external driving force has not be studied in detail to our knowledge, but the formation of metallic ions would be likely to contribute to the bonding of SiO2 with metals. analysed the data. of the whole article in a thesis or dissertation. The diameter of the AgNP on SiO2 was 2 nm. Phys. Subsequently, Ag would be present over the entire grown silicon oxide layer owing to the diffusion of Ag. Ceram. 4(a,b), respectively) showed the sintered Ag adhering well to the substrates. Then, the influence of the bonding temperature on the joint strength was evaluated in addition to interfacial microstructural observations. 134, 18824–18833 (2012). When Si-materials are oxidized, the volume change ascribed to the reaction generally occurs following the Pilling-Bedworth ratio RPB defined as: where Vm and Vo are the volume of, ρm and ρo are the densities of the metal and oxide, respectively, Mo and Mm are the atomic mass numbers of the metal and oxide, respectively, and n is the number of metal atoms in the oxide molecule35. Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Since covalent and ionic bonds are generally the principal types of chemical bonds in these semiconductors, compatibility with the metallic bonds is greatly limited. Surf. a Takata, S., Ogura, T., Ide, E., Morita, T. & Hirose, A. Thin Sol. atomistic thermodynamics The thermal stress results in the degradation of the joint strength caused by thermal shock, particularly for brittle materials such as Si and SiO2. ADS Fetching data from CrossRef. J. The sintered Ag sufficiently adhered to the substrates with a few pores; Ag adequately bonded to Au, as observed in previous studies7,15. From adsorption at the surface to incorporation into subsurface sites: the role of steps for O/Ag. or in a thesis or dissertation provided that the correct acknowledgement is given 3 Answers. The simulated temperature and pressure were set to 500 °C and 1 atm, respectively. An exothermal DTA peak accompanied by significant weight loss in TGA was measured at 145 °C; it was reported that the redox reaction of Ag2O exhibits an exothermic reaction above 100 °C13,14. Article PubMed Central Article It was reported that precipitated Ag in the SiO2 layer remains in a metallic state52, indicating that Ag is present along the Ag/SiO2 interface and able to maintain the metallic bonding state. The Au substrate was placed on the Ag2O paste layer after preheating. Nanocrystals as Stoichiometric Reagents with Unique Surface Chemistry. Trans. During the reaction between Ag2O and an organic solvent, AgNPs can be produced by two different processes; a redox reaction temporarily producing Ag ions, and thermal decomposition during heating26,27,28, which can induce the formation of Ag ions or atoms as an intermediate state. A silicon oxide (i.e. Soc. The vibrational spectra for each oxide are discussed in relation to its crystal structure, and were found to be consistent with factor group analysis predictions. The evolution of the interfacial structure was also observed as a visible colour change in the samples. AgNP can adhere to SiO2 with increasing wetting angle owing to the presence of embedded Ag atoms. Impedance Spectroscopy and Structural Studies on Silver Doped Hydroxyapatite. Accordingly, the formation of the interfacial structure below the thermal decomposition temperature would be as follows: (I) the generation of Ag ions due to the reaction between Ag2O and organic solvent, (II) adhesion of Ag ions onto native oxide, (III) diffusion of Ag ions or atoms into the native oxide with increasing temperature, and (IV) precipitation of AgNPs followed by sintering. Article 376, 52–61 (2016). Insights into the function of silver as an oxidation catalyst by There are many reports regarding the oxidation mechanism in Si-materials; the oxidation mechanism changes with the thickness of the silicon oxide layer42,43,44. A bonding method involving the sintering of Ag derived from the redox reaction between Ag2O and an organic solvent has been reported6,7: Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) are generated during the bonding process as a result of the redox reaction. In all cases the Ref. J. Inst. Scientific Reports Thermochim. the whole article in a third party publication with the exception of reproduction Mater. Effects of Reducing Solvent on Copper, Nickel, and Aluminum Joining Using Silver Nanoparticles Derived from a Silver Oxide Paste. It was also shown that the diffusion of metallic ions into SiO2 is facilitated under an electric field24,25. Thus, the developed interfacial structure should change according to the thermal decomposition temperature. T.M., T.S. I want to write the formula for silver oxide. Use the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Heterogene Katalysatoren – fundamental betrachtet. J. Switchable CO2 electroreduction via engineering active phases of Pd nanoparticles. Physical characteristics of heat-treated nano-silvers dispersed in sol-gel silica matrix. Zhang, R., Lin, W., Moon, K. & Wong, C. P. Fast Preparation of Printable Highly Conductive Polymer Nanocomposites by Thermal Decomposition of Silver Carboxylate and Sintering of Silver Nanoparticles. 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__label__cc	0.613094	0.386906	World Voyage, 112 Nights on Queen Victoria This epic world voyage sweeps across six continents. With a heart full of awe-inspiring landscapes, rainbow reefs and exotic wildlife, look to the Far East, with African adventure on the horizon. This epic world voyage sweeps across six continents. With a heart full of awe-inspiring landscapes, rainbow reefs and exotic wildlife, look to the Far East, with African adventure on the horizon. Less About Queen Victoria Queen Victoria will delight you with her special appeal, where elegance and unique features combine seamlessly with outstanding hospitality. You’ll discover an extraordinary way to see the world. Take a voyage on Queen Victoria and you’ll soon discover why she’s established herself as a favorite way to explore the world. You’ll find that her unique atmosphere and warmth encourage a sense of escapism. This special appeal has recently been elevated still further with the introduction of an expanded sun deck and Britannia Club dining, as well as a newly enhanced Chart Room and Winter Garden. These new levels of refinement combine perfectly to offer you an extraordinary base for your holiday. Oceanview Rooms Inside Rooms Max Passengers Per Room The doorways in each of these accessible cabins are 36” wide with offset hinges and a small ramped threshold. Throughout the room where carpet meets other surfaces you will find it flush for easy rolling. There are lowered shelves and all controls are reachable from a seated position. The bathroom doorway is 36” wide with a ramped threshold, there is a roll in shower with grab bars, fold down bench and hand held shower head. The toilet is raised and has grab bars. Princess Suite Oceanview (obstructed view) Standard Inside 3rd berth is a single sofa bed Indicates 2 lower berths and 1 upper berth Indicates 3rd and 4th berth are a single sofa bed and one upper bed Indicates 3rd and 4th berths are single sofa beds Staterooms 4.001-4.042, Deck 4 Forward, have metal fronted balconies Staterooms 6.003 & 6.004 have forward facing ocean views Staterooms 7.001 & 7.002 shaded by Bridge Wings Staterooms have views obstructed by lifeboats Views partially obstructed by lifeboat mechanism Coronavirus Update for Cunard Book with Confidence Policy About Cunard Line More trips from Cunard Line From fabled vessels of the past to her present royal court — Queen Mary 2, also known as QM2®, Queen Victoria, also known as QV® and Queen Elizabeth, also known as QE® — Cunard has carried guests across the great oceans and to the far points of the globe in unparalleled style. The most glamorous names of yesterday and today have made champagne toasts in our salons, waltzed the night away in grand ballrooms, savoured grand feasts of the finest flavours in elegant dining rooms, restaurants and From fabled vessels of the past to her present royal court — Queen Mary 2, also known as QM2®, Queen Victoria, also known as QV® and Queen Elizabeth, also known as QE® — Cunard has carried guests across the great oceans and to the far points of the globe in unparalleled style. The most glamorous names of yesterday and today have made champagne toasts in our salons, waltzed the night away in grand ballrooms, savoured grand feasts of the finest flavours in elegant dining rooms, restaurants and cafes, and whiled away hours immersed in fascinating conversation on our many decks, bars, lounges and pubs. Book a stateroom, enjoy the luxury accommodations and relax with delicious room service dining. Indulge your curiosity whether literary or the arts, theatrical productions, music, movies or the energy of a casino. There are endless entertainment and educational pursuits. Enjoy activities at sea or on land such as our spacious decks and pools, elegant soirées and scenic tours. We invite you to take your place in the rich heritage of ocean travel, and write your own classic adventure tale. Join us and let us arrange and book your journey on the legendary luxury ocean liners of Cunard. Jan 08, 2022 through Book by: Jan 7, 2022 7:00 PM 112 Nights from $23,749.00 (USD) + $1,220.77 taxes/fees Inside category: IE Cat:IE Cat:FC Cat:P2 1 Hamburg, Germany 7:00 pm 2 At Sea 3 London (Southampton), England 6:00 am 6:00 pm 10 Hamilton, Bermuda 9:00 am 4:00 pm 11 At Sea 13 Port Canaveral, United States 6:00 am 7:00 pm 14 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 6:00 am 7:00 pm 18 Aruba, Aruba 7:00 am 6:00 pm 20 Panama Canal, Panama 7:00 am 6:00 pm 22 Puntarenas, Costa Rica 6:00 am 5:00 pm 26 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 8:00 am 5:00 pm 29 San Francisco, California 6:00 am 30 San Francisco, California 8:00 pm 35 Honolulu, Hawaii 8:00 am 11:59 pm 38 Cross International Dateline 11:30 pm 11:59 pm 41 Apia, Western Samoa 8:00 am 6:00 pm 43 Suva, Fiji 8:00 am 6:00 pm 47 New Zealand 8:15 am 7:30 pm 48 Auckland, New Zealand 7:00 am 9:00 pm 49 Bay of Islands, New Zealand 8:00 am 6:00 pm 52 Sydney, Australia 6:30 am 53 Sydney, Australia 7:00 pm 55 Brisbane, Australia 7:00 am 7:00 pm 58 Cairns, QLD, Australia 8:00 am 6:00 pm 60 Alotau, Papua New Guinea 8:00 am 6:00 pm 61 Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea 7:00 am 5:00 pm 62 Rabaul 9:00 am 5:00 pm 69 Manila, Philippines 6:00 am 7:00 pm 71 Hong Kong, China 7:00 am 72 Hong Kong, China 8:00 pm 76 Singapore 7:00 am 77 Singapore 7:00 pm 78 Kuala Lumpur (Pt. Kelang), Malaysia 8:00 am 6:00 pm 82 Colombo, Sri Lanka 7:00 am 9:00 pm 88 Mauritius 8:00 am 7:00 pm 93 Port Elizabeth, South Africa 4:00 am 8:00 pm 95 Cape Town, South Africa 5:30 am 96 Cape Town, South Africa 5:00 pm 98 Walvis Bay, Namibia 6:30 am 6:00 pm 100 At Sea 107 Tenerife, Canary Islands 8:00 am 6:00 pm 111 London (Southampton), England 6:00 am 4:30 pm 113 Hamburg, Germany 7:00 am Show Full Itinerary Hawaii, Tahiti, & Bora Bora New Year's Eve Down Under 12-Night Westward Quest Voyage	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line137
__label__cc	0.613532	0.386468	Steve Ramage Family Molly Rice Family Ramage Family History George Camp Personal Information \| Media \| Notes \| All \| PDF Name George Camp Born 12 Jun 1786 Connecticut Died October 9 1866 Jacksonville, Illinois Buried Gillham Cemetery Scott County, Illinois Person ID I277 Ramage \| Rice Lines Last Modified 6 May 2012 Father Joel Camp, b. 22 Sep 1753, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Anna Gillet, b. 10 Oct 1759, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA , d. 23 Jul 1848, Middleton, Connecticut (Age 88 years) Married 26 Oct 1777 Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut Family Nancy Felton, b. 7 Apr 1796, Middleton, Essex, MA(Connecticut) , d. 10 Apr 1848, Riggston, IL (Age 52 years) Married 7 Apr 1814 Rutland Vermont 1. Sarah Camp, b. Rutland VT , d. Yes, date unknown 2. Marian Camp, b. Rutland VT , d. Yes, date unknown 3. Harriet Camp, b. Rutland VT , d. Yes, date unknown 4. Lucy Camp, d. Yes, date unknown 5. George Washington Camp, b. Morgan VT , d. Yes, date unknown 6. Abel Bennett Camp, d. Yes, date unknown 7. Warren Putnam Camp, d. Yes, date unknown 8. Laura Frances Camp, d. Yes, date unknown 9. Emily Jane Camp, d. Yes, date unknown + 10. Mary Ann Camp, b. 15 May 1825, Riggston, Morgan, IL , d. 8 Sep 1902, Jacksonville, Morgan, IL (Age 77 years) Geoarge and Nancy Camp Headstone George Camp.jpg George and Nancy Camp Headstone.jpg George Camp Headstone p.52, Family History of Morgan County Illinois, May 1976: "George CAMP was born 11 Dec 1786 in Connecticut, the son of Joel Camp, a Revolutionary War soldier, and grandson of Abel Camp, who also served in the Revolution. He married Nancy FELTON, grand-niece of Israel PUTNAM, at Tunbridge, Vermont, 7 Apr 1814 and first came to Morgan County (later Scott County) by foot in 1818. He returned to Vermont for his wife and four daughters, and on November 12, 1823 entered 240 acres of land in Sections 25, 33, and 34, Township 15,Range 12, of Morgan County (later Scott county), where he erected a log cabin. In 1835 he built a large home from lumber which had to be sawed at Alton, IL and sent up the Illinois River to Naples, IL, then overland by oxen. It was the first large frame house in what became Scott County (1839) and was situated on the Phillips Ferry Road, west of the present village of Riggston, IL. The youngest of ten children, Emily Jane CAMP was born in this house, 19 Mar 1837. George Camp was a Free Mason and built a room onto his new home, which was used as a clandestine meeting place of the Masons for many years. In addition to managing his increasing farm land, he owned and operated a carding mill, a general store, and a blacksmith shop. Nancy (FELTON) CAMP died 11 Apr 1849, and on 30 Sep 1850 George married Nancy Langdon, which marriage did not survive. Therefore, after the marriage of his daughter, Emily Jane, George camp went to Jacksonville, IL where he lived with another daughter, Maria Barber until his death 9 Oct 1866. George and Nancy Camp are buried in Gillham Cemetery west of Riggston,IL."	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line143
__label__cc	0.715962	0.284038	Fostering Sustainability and Innovation in Agriculture About Seedstock Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference Note from Founder Submit a Sustainable Farm Profile! Fruit and Vegetable Planner Helps Iowa Farmers Move Beyond Corn July 8, 2011 \| Desa Philadelphia Farmers in Iowa who are considering adding new crops to their offerings now have an online tool at their disposal to help them estimate market demand. Using an array of government statistics, the Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Market Planner estimates the demand for 80 crops in state and in bordering states. The Market Planner, which became available for use last fall, is the result of a collaboration between the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and the Institute for Transportation at ISU. Helping Iowa farmers move beyond corn and soybeans One of the primary objectives behind the creation of the Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Market Planner is to help Iowans diversify their crop offering. Currently Iowa farmers focus almost exclusively on growing and producing five commodities: corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle and eggs. Only about 14,000 to 15,000 acres of land is devoted to fruits and other vegetables. Compare that to the 14.2 million acres of corn and 9.2 million acres of soybeans Iowa farmers have planted this year. As a result, Rich Pirog, former Associate Director at the Leopold Center (he’s now Michigan State) and lead developer for the Market Planner, says that it has been nearly impossible for farmers to convince bankers that investing in new crops could be profitable. “I like to use the analogy that it’s probably easier for an Iowa farmer to get a recreation loan for a boat, then sell the boat and buy something like a string bean picker, or an asparagus harvester, than to try to get a loan directly for that equipment,” he says. “From a banker’s point of view it is: ‘What am I going to do with this if you default?’” Pirog and his colleagues theorized that if farmers had a detailed, quantitative way to show demand they would have better luck with the banks. They also saw the tool as a way to give sustainability advocates the kind of data that could bolster their appeals to state and local governments for crop investment and diversification. “It would provide information they might take to a county supervisor or a mayor and say ‘here is why we should make an investment in local food in our county,’” he says. “Better understanding what that demand is will lead to better planning.” Users access the Planner online at http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/marketplanner, input the location of their farm or business (city/town and surrounding target miles), age range of their target customer (elementary schools kids, adults, seniors, all ages), the timeframe for sales (a month, a year), information about the product (fruit, berries, specifically strawberries) and units of crop measurement (acres, pounds, tons). They then get an estimate of whether there is a demand for additional quantities of the produce in the markets that they are targeting. The Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Market Planner in Action The target users for the Market Planner include producers, marketers, food buyers and others interested in the potential impacts of various changes within a specified target market or region. The product was designed to be flexible enough for users to test numerous different scenarios. “Users could develop scenarios that would fit any iteration of market region, age group, category or produce, fruits, vegetables, processed etc., product price and market share,” says Pirog. And while it is not focused specifically on accounting for niches like organic farming, Pirog says users can account for those markets by utilizing available consumption data to determine, for example, what percentage of a product sold in the state is organic. According to Pirog there is anecdotal evidence that counties in Iowa are investing in local crops based in part on information from the Market Planner. Many farmers use the market demand data generated by the tool in business and marketing plans that they use to obtain grants from such programs as the USDA’s Value Added Producer Grant Program, which awards grants to spur local food production. The Leopold Center, anticipating that other researchers will want to develop similar tools for their regions (or even a national planner), has posted a how-to guide on the Market Planner site entitled Assembling a Prototype Fruit and Vegetable Market Planner Tool. Startup Profile: Home Town Organic Farm Goes Vertical in the City CUESA Moves Farmers and Consumers to Embrace Sustainable Future Agriculture ResearchResearch Get Weekly Email Updates! Visit our sister sites! Farm Profiles Sustainable Agriculture Startup Profiles Copyright © 2017 Seedstock, LLC.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line147
__label__cc	0.641101	0.358899	Trace: • 198909 SBW Magazines Tracking page SBW Walks Programs Historic Programs Processing Tips The Sydney Bushwalker. Attention All Members! Proposed Purchase Of New Printer. Walking in the Top End (The Northern Territory and Western Australia) - First Week. South East Forests. High On The Khumbu - Part 2. The August General Meeting. Snow Tent Update. Carryings On In Cornwell. The Club Auction. Social Notes. Federation Notes. Footnotes. Established June 1931. A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers Incorporated, Box 4476 GPO, Sydney, 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.45 pm at the Ella Community Centre, 58a Dalhousie Street, Haberfield (next door to the Post Office). Prospective members and visitors are invited to visit the Club on any Wednesday (except 27/9/89 and 4/10/89). To advertise in this magazine please contact the Business Manager. Editor Morag Ryder, Box 347 PO, Gladesville 2111. Telephone 809 4241. Business Manager Anita Doherty, 2 Marine Crescent, Hornsby Heights, 2077. Production Manager Helen Gray. Typist Kath Brown. Illustrators Morag Ryder. Printers Kenn Clacher, Les Powell, Barrie Murdoch. Attention All Members! Deborah Shapira 2 Proposed Purchase of New Printer Morag Ryder 2 Walking in the Top End (The Northern Territory and Western Australia) - First week Jan Mohandas 3 South-East Forests Ainslie Morris 7 High on the Khumbu - Part 2 Wendy Lippiart & Sever Sternhell 8 The August General Meeting Jim Brown 11 Letter to the Editor Hans Stichter 13 Snow Tent Update 15 Carryings on in Cornwell Almis Simankevicius 16 The Club Auction 17 New Members 17 Social Notes Dot Butler 18 Federation Notes Jeff Bridger 18 Footnotes 18 Eastwood Camping Centre 6 Blackheath Taxis & Tourist Services 12 Canoe & Camping - Gladesville & Kogarah Bay 14 Notice is hereby given of two motions to be put forward at the October General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 11th October, 1989:- 1. That the Club replace the printer currently in use. Expected cost is around $8,000. 2. That the Club compile and produce a Sydney Bush Walker Song Book to be ready, in time for the 1990 Reunion. Deborah Shapira by Morag Ryder At the June Committee Meeting it was decided that a notice be presented at the October General Meeting for the Club to purchase a new printer. The Club's off-set printer requires a degree of skill to operate. This has created a problem which has plagued the magazine printing for some time - very few people are interested in learning to use the printer. As I am now Editor, I'm no longer involved with the actual printing, but feel considerable concern at the lack of volunteers to do the printing. If a simple and satisfactory duplicator were used, the Club would have a better chance of getting a 'staff' of printers. Modern duplicators can now print on bond paper, reproduce drawings and even photos. These duplicators are simple enough to be operated by an office junior. As duplicators are a one-person operation, this would allow two or three people to divide the printing between them. Each could put in a couple of hours on consecutive evenings, instead of two people spending five or six hours doing the printing in one night. There are very few members who have the expertise to operate an off-set printer, and even fewer who want to stand in a garage until midnight, doing the Club's printing. This 'labour shortage' is a problem that will not go away, but remain for as long as the Club wishes to do its own printing. This was the primary reason for looking at replacement equipment. I have visited the various suppliers of duplicators, collected information and seen demonstrations. Further demonstrations can be arranged for those interested. The information collected has been given to the Committee, and a decision can be made regarding funds for the purchase of new equipment as and when the current printers require it. Keep River, Bungle Bungle and Kakadu National Parks: May-June 1989 - Part I: Keep River NP. (First Week - 6th to 12th May 1989) Jan Mohandas Saturday, 6th May 1989: These walks, offered commercially by Russell Willis's Darwin based tour company called Willis's Walkabouts, were organized for the members of SBW by me and Alex Cimbleris. There were 26 participants. The first party of 12 regrouped at Darwin airport after 1.00 pm on 6th May. They were Jan Mohandas, Jim Percy, Jo van Sommers, Peter Kaye, Judy Mehaffey, Brian Holden, Ray Turton, Joan Hannon, Neil Mansfield, Patrick Wasielewski, Sue Blackwell and Bill Blackwell. Russell Willis and Chris Cox (a guide working for Russell) picked us up at the airport at 2.00 pm. We loaded our packs and travel bags into two 4WD vehicles (a Pajero 7 seater and a Nissan Patrol 7 seater) and headed off to Russell's house at the outskirts of Darwin, mainly to pick up the food for the first week and to leave our travel bags behind. Russell and Chris were our guides for the next two weeks, 1 week in Keep River NP (Keep R NP) and 1 week in Bungle Bungle NP (Bungles). All the food for 14 (12 walkers and 2 guides) were loaded into the vehicles and into a trailer attached to the Pajero. We left Russell's place at 3.30 pm. The destination for the night was Katherine. Chris and Russell did most of the driving for this trip with some help to drive the Nissan Patrol from me, Peter, Patrick and Ray. Russell found a caravan park at 7.30 pm in Katherine. We put the tents up first. Russell and Chris did the cooking with help from others. After some wine, we had BBQ chops, fried onions, boiled potatoes and a mixture of corn, canned tomatoes, pumpkin and chokos. Jo always volunteered to clean the billys and other items after every breakfast and dinner. Neil's appetite was so strong that no food was ever wasted. Sue and Bill managed to remain vegetarians throughout this trip. We went to sleep after cups of tea or coffee and more wine at about 11.30 pm. Sunday 7th May 89: Porridge with sultanas or Muesli for breakfast. We had the same breakfast everyday. We left the caravan park at 8.40 am. A number of bushfires on the way, sometimes very close to the road. We reached Victoria river town at 10.45 am and left at 11.00 am. Good facilities at the caravan park. We all had ice cream, biscuits, iced coffee etc. at the Victoria river inn. Very pleasant weather for travelling, about 25 C and nice breeze. Not humid at all. Total driving distance to Keep R NP is 850 km along Stuart and Victoria highways. We reached Timber creek town at 11.55 am and left after 40 min. 2 pubs, 2 petrol stations and other shops. Victoria River runs parallel to the road. About240 km from Timber Creek to Kununurra. Boab trees everywhere. After 200 km we turned off to Keep R NP information centre and Ranger's quarters at 2.30 pm [6 hours from Katherine]. This NP is in NT, bordering WA and north of Victoria Hwy. Russel had lengthy discussions with the Ranger about where we could walk and on which locations we could camp. We left at 3.10 pm for the picnic area, adjacent to the Keep river, about 30 mins drive away along a fire trail towards north-east. When we got there, Andrew Griffiths (another guide working for Russell) had already got to Keep R NP before us with another walking group. Russell suspected that they couldn't get to Mitchell's plateau where they were supposed to be, due to recent heavy rain. After lunch we went to the aboriginal “Cockatoo dreamtime” art site and natural arch location near the picnic area, crossing the Keep River. There were many paintings including the sacred rainbow serpent. We found a delightful camping area on sand upstream in the Keep River. We had the tents up and fire going at 6.00 pm. Chris made Tabouli and Russell cooked dried fish, potatoes and fresh vegetables (pumpkin, choko and carrots) mixed with canned tomatoes. Sue, Neil, Judy, Brian and others helped in cooking dinner and organizing breakfast and lunch everyday. Russell cooked potatoes in his camp oven. We had wine and then dinner. Russell also cooked a damper in the camp oven. After a series of jokes and singing everyone retired before 10.30 pm. All of us used mosquito nets every night. [ Map of Bungle Bungle National Park ] Monday 8th May 89: I was quite happy to get up early every morning and light the campfire. After breakfast, the food share (about 4 kg per person) was carried out, and we left the campsite at 8.40 am (NT time). After getting the vehicles organized, we started to walk along the fire trail at 9.10 am. Our plan was to go around the massif (walk north first, then west and finally south), walk upstream along a creek which flows through the massif in order to reach the site for our base camp for the next 3 days in the gorge, flanked by high rocky walls. After about 6 km at a fork in the fire trail we took the left branch. It swung to west and then to south. Left the fire trail soon, walked towards south and later stopped for morning tea at 11.15 am. Temp then reached 32 C. Feeling very warm but not humid. Very pleasant in the shade and also due to gentle breeze. Stopped often to look at plants like Turkey bush with plenty of pink flowers and pandanas palms. We were walking near the rocky area, but through speargrass (about 2 m high) towards south. The rock formations were red in colour and had a pagoda like appearance and there were a large number of them everywhere. Many refer to the Keep R NP as mini Bungles. At about 12.25 pm we found a shady spot on the south side of a rocky area which was about 15 m high. We decided to have an early lunch at that spot. Russell said that usually his habit was to stop for lunch around 1.30 pm in order to get as much walking done before it got too hot. We all carried about a litre of water each. For lunch we generally had Ryvita, cheese, tomatoes, salami, tinned fish, jam, honey, peanut butter and carrots. We had similar lunch everyday. We left that lunch spot at 2.15 pm. We walked towards northwest and climbed up to get excellent views to the west and then saw several natural arches and plenty of interesting plants. We wandered around this exceptionally beautiful area (3.10 pm), then we headed towards further west and scrambled down a gully to find a delightful waterhole. Everyone had a dip in the water and had drinks and rest till 4.00 pm. Reached the big creek (camping area upstream) at 4.30 pm, walking towards west. We turned south to walk along the creek upstream. We were now walking through a gorge with high cliffs on both sides. Reached the camping area at 5.15 pm. Just before we got there, we saw Andrew Griffiths and another walker standing on top of the cliff. There were 7 in Andrew's party. Everyone went straight for a swim in the beautiful large pool near the camping area in the gorge. Russell made cheese and onion soup for starters. Dinner was boiled violet cabbage, vegetables, prawns and pine nuts mixed with vegetable pasta, followed by stewed fruit and custard. We stayed late (11.00 pm) as pleasant gentle breeze kept us cool and kept the mosquitoes away. Tuesday, 9th May 89: Pleasant morning. Andrew and his group left around 7.30 am. We had breakfast and got ready for our first day walk. The general plan was to go upstream in the gorge with high walls on both sides, scramble up to go west and then turn north and proceed to the main creek to get back to the base camp. Left campsite in the morning at 9.20 am. Walked along the gorge - 220 degrees bearing. At 10.15 am, extensive aboriginal paintings, a man on horse, serpent with ears, many men, etc. Through the gorge the walk was very pleasant. Temp was about 25 C. Nice breeze. We left the gorge after morning tea, swim and after collecting water at 11.20 am. We climbed up about 100 m, got to the top. Russell's plan was to go at 310 degrees bearing. At 12.20 pm we were at the edge of a steep rocky area wherefrom we could see the other gorge we were heading for. We walked southwards to pick up the start of a narrow gully and walked down. This led us through a steep gully, ramp and all towards north and took us to the big gorge we planned to reach. At 1.00 pm we decided to have lunch in a nice shady spot in the small gully with a running stream, on a dry rock ledge. The usual lunch. We left the lunch spot at 3.00 pm. After 20 min, we were walking along a larger creek still flowing, which would join the major creek downstream from the base camp. At about 4.30 pm, just before we got to the third gully on the left side of the creek, walking towards north, we saw some rare aboriginal paintings at the lower area of a spherical rock, black paintings, made with spinifex wax, all small figures. We left the aboriginal art site rock at 5.00 pm to go straight east, crossing the creek we were walking along, and then walked around a rocky area to get back to the base camp at 5.30 pm. Swimming first and then lemon barley with rum. We had this luxury almost every evening. For dinner we had tabouli and then the main course: chick peas, and vegetables mixed with dehydrated meat and for sweets, stewed prunes and custard. Everyone joined in in telling stories and jokes. Russel sang songs and told us many jokes as well and kept the party amused. We decided to go up to the top to watch the sunrise in the morning at 6.20 am. An early night at 10.00 pm. Wednesday, 10th May 89: At 6.30 am 11 of us went up to the top of the cliff on the western side of the gorge to watch the sunrise. About 100 meters climb. Beautiful morning. Sunrise was at about 7.05 am. Very clear and beautiful. Then we went to the edge to look down towards the campsite. We saw Russell getting the porridge ready. Bit of scrambling to get down. 7.30 am return. Then we had breakfast. Joan and Peter regularly had early morning swims as soon as they got up. Some others went for swim afterwards. Then it was time to get ready. The party now seems to have settled into a routine. Here in Keep, the sunlight became adequate at 6.45 am and got dark at 6.45 pm. We left the campsite at 9.50 am for our second day walk. Brian stayed back to nurse his right foot which gave him some trouble yesterday. We crossed over to the other side of the major creek, walked downstream to pick up the second side creek to the east which eventually led to a gorge. At 10.20 am we stopped to look at some aboriginal paintings, mostly hands and in particular a foot which is very rare. We left the art site at 10.30 am and walked upstream along the creek avoiding side creeks. We stopped when the view of the high rock formations were all around us. We had scroggin, dates and figs for morning tea (same for the rest of the trip) in the shadow of one of the rocks looking like an amphitheater. After morning tea break, we went to wander around a natural arch. We went higher up and stopped at 1.20 pm for lunch. In the creek there were a number of pools. Several members of the party were asleep by 2.15 pm. We left the lunch spot at 2.50 pm. We walked uphill first and then down a narrow gorge towards west. But there was a big drop. Then we took a side route to the north through a slot in the rock, turned to west and then followed a creek bed to go south. It joined up with the dry creek bed we had taken earlier on in the day. A number of stops on the way and returned to the campsite at 4.45 pm. Brian was still having a rest and said that his foot felt better. Everyone rushed off to the pool for a dip, washed their clothes and gathered around the fire. At 6.00 pm Russell brought out pappadums and cooked some on hot coal. Everyone joined in. Then we had chicken noodles soup and more pappadums. Main meal was Prawn curry mixed with vegetables and brown rice. Sweets: Apricots and custard. Russell then surprised us with 3 litres of Port wine. That gave the start necessary for a long session of singing. Jim the conductor, Peter with his mouth organ and Neil and Judy the main singers. Late night. Thursday, 11th May 89: We had breakfast and left the base camp at 9.15 am. We walked downstream a short while, crossed the main creek and took the first side creek on the eastern side of the campsite. After doing some scrambling up to the right side of the creek we saw a nice reasonably big rock pool. At 9.45 am we walked through a cave (the creek was flowing through) and saw some aboriginal paintings. Then as we walked up, we saw another big water hole. After climbing up, we saw a gigantic water hole. Russell said that these two pools were permanent water holes. We walked upstream scrambling up rocks as well as walking in sand. At 11.00 am we came to a fork in the creek, left towards south and right towards west. We decided to take the left creek and walk right through the massif and to camp at the bottom. At about 1.00 pm we came near some rocky area, on top of the massif. Russell climbed up to the top of one of the high rocky outcrops to get some idea about exactly where we were. Most of the people rested under a rock in the shade. We walked east till 1.35 pm and found a shady spot beside a high rocky area and had lunch. It was getting very hot. Around 3.00 pm several of us went up to the top of the rocky area, to look at the wonderful views. We were able to see the “Cockatoo dreamtime” art site at about 85 degrees bearing. We could also see the highest conical shaped mountain in Keep R NP to the north. We left at 3.40 pm. We walked to the east, downhill through a gorge and a waterfall. At 4.00 pm we changed direction to the south and walked for 30 minutes through thick tall grass. We stopped beside a creek at 5.00 pm. It turned out to be an excellent camping spot. We all went to have a dip in the creek and then sat around the fire and had cups of tea, nuts and other things. Chris then made cream of mushroom soup. Russell made wholemeal spaghetti with vegetables and dried fish. Then we had stewed apples and sultanas and custard. Russell produced the rest of the Port wine. The last of the walkers went to sleep around 11.00 pm. The moon was beginning to look very bright. Friday 12th May 89: Beautiful morning. No clouds in the sky. After breakfast, we got ready early in the morning to leave at 8.30 am. Russell and Patrick left at 8.00 am to walk about 10 km to go to the picnic area and get the vehicles for the party. The rest of us (12) with Chris leading the way walked east through tall speargrass for 1 hr and 15 min to get to the firetrail, about 5 km short of the picnic area. We stayed under the shade of a tree where Russell and Patrick had left their packs. We then had morning tea. Russell and Patrick arrived at 10.20 am. We put all our packs in the vehicles and left at 10.40 am. We drove to the Ranger's house near the turn off to Victoria Hwy. Russell wrote a letter to thank and inform the Ranger that his party was back and left to go to Kununurra. Very soon we had to stop at the border quarantine station for plants, fruits etc. The watches were changed from 11.40 (NT time) to 10.10 am (WA time). The sunrise at about 5.30 am and the sunset at about 5.30 pm. We drove into Kununurra at about 10.45 am. We all wrote greeting cards, had milkshakes, ice creams, orange juice and other things. Willis and Chris went to do the big shopping for the 1 week trip in Bungles. They came back around 12.30 pm and we went for lunch at the picnic area near the Ord river dam. Some had a careful dip (salt water crocodiles in this river) and we all had an excellent lunch with fresh bread, salad, cheese, ham, oysters, and fresh apples. At about 2.00 pm we drove to Kimberleyland caravan park at the outskirts of Kununurra near the Ord river to camp. Then we participated in the food share (3-4.5 kg per person). Russell loaded his pack with plenty of fuel for cooking as open fires were not allowed in Bungles. We all went to a pub at about 6.00 pm for dinner. 6 of us had Barramundi with vegetables and the rest had take away pizzas. Russell wanted to leave at 6.30 am in the morning to go to Bungles. We got back to the camping area at 9.30 pm and soon went off to sleep. (To be continued. Part II in October issue of this magazine). Eastwood Camping Centre. From every State, Australian Made is great! QBB Butter Concentrate Beef Jerkey Wilderness Equipment Backpacks Goretex Clothing Cycle Panniers * National Maps Rossi Boots Flinders Baby Carriers Outgear Backpacks Accessories Feathertop Wool Shirts Giant Trees Dried meals Sleeping Bags - J & H, Mont, Romans Rainwear - Mont, J & H, Superior Day Packs - High Tops, Summit Gear Bonwick Caving Ladders Holeproof Undies 4 Socks Trailblazer Hats DB Canyon bags 3 Trelawney St (PO Box 131) Eastwood NSW 2122. Phone us today & say “G'Day”. by Ainslie Morris In the rugged ranges of south-east NSW, the moist eucalypt forests have been logged for timber all of this century, supporting small villages such as Wyndham with its huge log in its little park, and small towns such as Nimitabel and Eden. The late 1960's saw a dramatic change from saw logging for the building industry to clear-felling for the manufacture of woodchips. The Total Environment Centre drew attention to the coupes, large areas denuded of all trees by bulldozers, and the consequent soil erosion and depletion of wildlife habitat. Harris-Daishowa, the company permitted by the NSW Forestry Commission, has had tours of the woodchip mill on the south side of Twofold Bay, near Eden, and its coloured publicity brochure admits that the wildlife is “temporarily disadvantaged”. Now the fully Japanese owned Daishowa International, the company wants to cling on to an extraordinarily cheap supply of timber, logged and chipped by an extraordinarily compliant, supportive and uncritical local populace. Enter the Wilderness Society, now a successful Australia-wide conservation lobby group since the Franklin campaign in Tasmania. With T.E.C. as well as numerous local groups, forming the South-East Forest Alliance, or S.E.F.A., it has tried for years to have the national parks extended in the area to include Coolangubra, Tantawangalo and Egan Peaks. All are listed for National Estate approval because of their high wilderness value, especially as habitats for endangered species of arboreal mammals such as possums, gliders and koalas. The media have told the story more recently so there should be no need to reiterate details here; they are obtainable on information sheets from The Wilderness Society, 53 Liverpool Street, Sydney. The campaign, however, changed at the end of February from the level of polite scientific submissions and letter-writing to direct action. The Federal Government renewed the export licence for woodchips in 1988 and after a moratorium and failed negotiations, the bulldozers moved back in. It appears provocative for them to have moved into the heart of the best forest areas. This is where the loggers meet protesters, meet police. This is called Direct Action. I think you need a philosophy of life, well mixed with scientific facts, to give you a Greenie view on the forest debate. I believe that we need: All the forest we can preserve to counteract the rise in carbon dioxide contributing to the Greenhouse Effect. Wilderness for a gene pool of wildlife and plant species, and for our human sanity (health of mind). Clean waters in the streams for wildlife, including coastal marine life, as well as stock and residents. And what do we want to sustain our present life style? Good logs for construction timber Good bushwalking areas Good areas for scientific research. The next question is, do we need and/or want woodchips for the paper they make? If the answer is yes, then we could ask if they can be obtained from other forests. The Wilderness Society studies show that eucalypt plantations could be established on marginal rural land mostly west of the natural forests, but the N.S.W. Forestry Commission disputes the feasibility of this. But I believe that humanity is now at the crossroads of survival, and reafforestation at any cost must be given a go. December deadline for Coolangubra. In December the woodchipping licence is due to be renewed for 15 years. According to the Forestry Commission, by year 2013 only 350,000 tonnes of pulpwood will be available each year. Yet if the supply falls below 800,000 tonnes, Harris Daishowa will close. The imputation is clear. Having razed the forest for 15 years, Harris Daishowa will simply go elsewhere. Then what will the people of Eden do for jobs? It is unlikely there will be enough suitable logs to support even a small mill. If this disaster is to be averted, start writing now, preferably to the Editors of the Sydney papers. Perhaps also a few words of complaint to Messrs Causley, Cook, Carr and Hawke. Editor. by Wendy Lippiart & Sever Sternhell We spent day five acclimatising at Dingboche and walked up to about 16,000 ft up a ridge between Dingboche and Periche. Unfortunately, the view was rapidly disappearing in cloud and by the time we returned, it was snowing in Dingboche and continued all night. On day six we pressed on to Chhukhung, a tiny isolated yarsa with two lodges about three hours away and by the time we reached it the weather was clearing to reveal a breath-taking glacial landscape, dominated by a still different view of Ama Dablam, the great wall of Lhotse towering above our heads and the spectacular fluted ice ridges of the Amphu Habtsa range. Our lodge, whilst very small and primitive boasted a solar panel of Spanish origin and hence electric lights. It was run by a delightful and helpful family which included a bright little 10 year old boy, 5 puppies, 14 yaks and 4 yaklings. On day seven in brilliant conditions we walked toward Island Peak (the only “easily” climbable Himalayum) which provided one of the highlights of the trip. East of Chhukhung, the landscape is entirely glacial and all around us were towering peaks freshly covered with pristine snow. We climbed fairly high (to 18,000 ft according to Bir, but lower on the map) and well beyond the Island Peak base camp. When we got tired of oohing and aahing in the thin air and shooting off metres of film, we returned to our lodge lightheaded, half blinded by glare and highly satisfied. On day eight, still in good weather, we reached Labuche. We were walking well at high altitude keeping high above the river valley which bears directly north between Periche and Labuche. The views changed with progress along the track, but remained spectacular with the oddly shaped peak of Taboche dominating the landscape. Just before reaching Labuche, the well-graded trail ascends about 1000 ft, but this trivial climb makes one's lungs work hard at this altitude. The French sounding suffixes of the Khumbu place names apparently derive from a sainted Lama “touching down” at these spots - but we cannot vouch for this information as we received it in basic English from Bir. Labuche is another “trekkified” yarsa and the AMS capital of the world. At just over 16,000 ft the atmospheric pressure is half that at sea level and most trekkers find it hard to sleep, suffer headaches and lose appetite. Our group was much better acclimatised than most due to our side-trip to Chhukhung (parties generally proceed directly from Dingboche to Labouche) and we were not unduly distressed. It is also hard to determine whether the feeling of lightheadedness is due to mild mountain sickness, or to the awe-inspiring scenery. [ Map of Khumbu. ] Day nine was devoted to the ritual climb of Kala Pater, the Mecca of all Khumbu treks. This rounded green hill topped by a pile of boulders towers about 1500 feet above the Khumbu glacier and the Everest base camp, which are clearly visible. We had excellent weather and great 360° views with Everest, Pumo Ri and Nuptse (now seen sidewise as a sharp peak rather than a wall) dominating the landscape. We were also able to follow the progress of a Korean climbing party on Nuptse. The four climbers, clearly seen through Wendy's binoculars, were close to the top with two of them following fixed ropes and the two lead ones climbing free on what looked like an 80° ice field. We could also see clearly their base camp on the Khumbu glacier. We learned later that they reached the top and suffered severe frost bite - they will lose many fingers between them. Our sherpa, Bir, urged us to proceed from Labuche directly to Gokyo via a high pass (Chola La) as we had originally planned, but we chickened out mainly because a party of three tough-looking British and American trekkers we met at Labouche had just come that way from Gokyo and found it horrific. In retrospect, we feel that they must have followed a wrong route because others had no problems. In the event, we spent day ten taking a long way to Portse, a genuine (i.e., not trekkified) Sherpa village. It was the only place where one of our porters had trouble communicating because some of the locals could not speak Nepali, only the local language - Sherpa. Between Pangboche and Portse, the trail runs very high above the northern bank of Imja Khola affording good views south and surprising helicopter traffic to and from Tengboche. We learned later, that they were ferrying out people with AMS. We also saw many impressive wild mountain goats. These chamois-like creatures, as benefitting the Himalayas, are larger than their European counterparts. From Portse, there was a clear evening view up the valley of Dudh Kosi to Gokyo and beyond and we could clearly see the great pyramid of Cho Oya (8153 m) at the head of the valley due north. Day eleven was spent trekking up the valley of Dudh Kosi to Machermo and, although the track is nearly all above 14,000 ft, we were so well acclimatsed that altitude presented no difficulty. In the tiny hamlet of Mechem (best known for Yeti sightings) there was only one open lodge and it was full of trekkers, mainly a group of Brits serving with the British Army on the Rhine in West Germany. Although quite pleasant, they showed no inclination to crowd together. Our sherpa and porters squeezed in somehow while we pitched our tents (finally making use of them) in front of the lodge and spent a comfortable night at about 10°. Day twelve saw high cloud and the half-day trip to Gokyo was icy but uneventful. Just before Gokyo, the trail passes two small lakes each one with a pair of brightly-coloured ducks floating on the ice-free patches in the middle. It is a mystery how these creatures survive the winter. We put up for the night in the less smoky of the two lodges which were open and slept soundly at 16,000 feet, while outside snow starting falling, turning our host's black ill-tempered yaks in the yard, white. By the morning of day thirteen, the landscape was pure white, the snow was still falling and spirits were low. We spent the morning watching our host attempting to round up his yaks before closing the lodge and going down the valley with the herd. At the outset, he had two out of the reputed 14 in the yard. By the time he came back with the third, the two escaped and trotted up in decreasing visibility up the slope of Gokyo Ri - we had no way of controlling the large surly beasts. By noon, we decided that staying at Gokyo was too risky - it is a very remote spot to be snowed in. We left behind our irrate host, 14 yaks, 3 Swiss, two Americans and the didi (literally elder sister, but in fact the term is used to describe any youngish woman) who ran the second lodge. Given what happened next, they must have had a very uncomfortable week. While we regretted abandoning one of our prime objectives, climbing Gokyo Ri, a Kale Patar-like hill with a great view, our decision was very fortunate. We passed Machermo, where the Brits were still acclimatising and wondering what to do next in view of the continuing snow, and pressed on to Dole. By the end of day thirteen, a very white Christmas Day, we were comfortably settled in a large lodge of which we were the sole occupants. During the night, the weather turned into a Himalayan blizzard - it was snowing inside the lodge through the numerous cracks and it was difficult to determine in the zero visibility if the snow was falling thickly or was being merely blown about. These conditions persisted during the whole of day fourteen, and only the horns could be seen of the several large yaks in the yard. Very soon, snow accumulated against the door so that certain necessary trips became a problem and the usual feminist complaints concerning the unfair male endowments became heard. Fortunately, no action was taken. Day fifteen dawned in brilliant sunshine, the lodge owner dug out his yaks, and the toilet could be reached after some digging. More digging produced a path to the brow of the hill (Dole is in a hollow) and we thought that our problem was essentially over because we imagined that the huge drift in which our lodge nestled was merely rearranged snow and we expected to find some bare track for every drift on our way down the valley. It soon became obvious that snow 3 to 6 feet deep covered all of our route. Progress was slow and painful, not helped by the fact that Bir, who naturally took the lead, wore jeans which quickly soaked through and froze. Wendy (literally swimming through snow) and Buddha (using his strong body as a bulldozer) relieved Bir over considerable stretches, but by the time we reached a military post at Portse Tsenga, we were all tired and Bir was close to exhaustion and hypothermia. He nevertheless navigated brilliantly following the right course on the steep, partly wooded and cliff-ridden slope. Day sixteen was taken up by trekking back to Namche via the Sherpa village of Khumjung nestling under the holy mountain of Khumbila. Fortunately some other party made the tracks through the snowy landscape thus making the trip pleasurable in great weather. Day seventeen, was a well-deserved rest in Namche, which presented a different aspect in the snow. Thus we spent a total of 17 days in the high country and, with the exception of our retreat Prom Gokyo, we achieved all of our objectives with the minimum of fuss in spite of the unseasonal snow falls. It can be done and easily done at that. The trip back to Jiri was a virtual play-back of our approach journey. We spent a pleasant New Year's Eve in Khari Khola drinking a negligible amount of beer and eating some tins of Thai sardines to mark the festive occasion with a couple of Kiwi girls and other trekkers. One of us found some aspect of this party too much for the system, spent the rest of the night throwing up and greeted 1989 looking like a ghost. Nevertheless, she managed to climb 4,500 feet next day over the Tragsindo Pass and, too tired to complain, collapsed without eating at Ringmo while the rest of us sat up sampling locally made apple brandy - the only potable drink produced in Nepal. A third unseasonal snowfall caught us on the Lamjura Pass (3530 m, 11,580 ft) to be followed by even more unseasonal rain as we descended on the other side. The bus trip from Jiri to Kathmandu was only moderately uncomfortable and we recovered during four days in Kathmandu catching up on eating well, showering, shopping and visiting exotic historic spots (Bhaktapur, Patan, Swayambunath - all very rewarding). The total experience can be recommended to all and sundry. The way of the tiger. When Peter Treseder decided to draw attention to the need for National Parks, he did it by journeying down the east coast through 58 National Parks. In 41 days he covered 5,500 Km without a support party - only food dumps every 500 Km. Along the way, the Jardine River caught his interest. So he returned with a party of four to canoe its full length. It took them 3 weeks to make the double journey of 500 Km. Due to extremely dense rainforest and dangerous Esturine ('salt-water') crocodiles, the headwaters of the Jardine had never been fully explored. When they did meet a 5 metre 'salty' they were 220 Km upstream in their little canoes. Want to hear (and see) the rest of the story? Come to the Clubroom on October 25th, when Peter will be showing his slides on these epic journeys. Tiger walking indeed! by Jim Brown The Club's Top Brass, that is, President Don Finch and Vice Kenn Clacher, both had other fish to fry (or maybe skis to wax) on the evening of August 9th, when former President Barbara Bruce declared the General Meeting open at 8.10 pm. (Note - your usual political roundsman, Barry Wallace, would render this as 2010 hours, but he too was one of the apologies and was also waxing skis). The fourth apology came from Conservation Officer, Alex Colley, who was not doing anything with skis. In fact, there was such a meagre gathering that the question was asked whether we had a quorum, and we had, but not by a big margin. Even two freshly-admitted members were not present to be decorated. Reporter's question…. Seeing they were male and the Chairperson was not, would they have been kissed on reception? There was nothing arising from the July Minutes, and only a few items of Correspondence. This included a letter of resignation from Sue and Bill Blackwell, returning to their homeland in USA, and thanking the Club for the opportunity it gave them to see something of the less frequented bits of Australia. SBW members going to the Massachusetts area would be happily greeted at their home after they are re-established there. The Wilderness Society thanked us for our support and gave notice of another Ball to be held late in August; and the Tree Rescue Group noted with pleasure Jim Oxley's story in a recent magazine of their activities in the South-East Forests. It is to be reproduced in their newsletter. Treasurer Spiro reported that receipts for the last month amounted to $1687 (including about $1240 in subscriptions from people who just missed the axe as unfinancial). Disbursements included the standard items of rental, postages on two issues of the magazine, grog for the Mid-Winter Feast, and the like, and a request for approval to pay the Federation dues. The bank balance stood at $2480. On to the Walks Report. For several months lately the customary plaint was “wet… wet… wet”. Since the end of the Big Wet in June, this time it tended to be “cold… cold… cold”. The flavour of the month was ski-touring - with five out of the 17 trips listed on the program coming into that category. The first weekend included Morrie Ward's walking at Barrington and on Wangat River (very cold). Nine folk were there, a giant snail shell was discovered, and the trip included a steep ridge ascent and a longish trail march on the last day, but was very satisfying. That weekend Jan Mohandas had a walk from Kanangra to Gangerang, Kanangra Creek and Paralyser, and it is known that it went ahead, but no information was available. The same “nil report” covered Ian Debert's weekend at Coolana, and George Walton's day walk from Katoomba. On the following weekend 21/24 July there were two ski-touring jaunts programmed, and both went. Ian Wolfe (party of 4) arrived at Cesjacks to find snow on the ground and “about 8 inches overnight”. Their trip proceeded, and finished in driving sleet on the last day. Chris Perry's “easy” ski trip from Dead Horse Gap was reported by Les Powell as including a camp on the snow “desperately cold”… but “we survived”. Of those not on skis, it appears Jim Oxley's trip into the Jenolan country did not go, and one potential starter joined Don Finch's walk from Carlons to Kennel Flat, which had 16 members, included a side trip to Mount Mouin, and encountered rain on Sunday which sent the party back to the cars by about 3.00 pm. Of the day walk on 23rd July, Alan Mewett reported it was taken over by Mark Weatherby as he was recovering from recent surgery. Sixteen members and five prospectives went into the Mangrove Creek area, west of Gosford, and fortunately found a generous overhang to shelter them for lunch near Mount Lockyer. Over the following 28/31 July weekend Oliver Crawford took a trip from Newnes, originally programmed to go west along the Capertee/Wolgan divide, but in bitter windy conditions, the party of four curtailed it to a walk from Newnes to a cave near Mount Dawson and return. There was skiing too, with a Beginners Cross Country led by David McIntosh from Cabramurra. Eight members, one prospective, two visitors attended, found cold and rainy conditions leading to slushy snow and after a few short trips on ski, and driving out towards Mount Selwyn, the team finally retreated to Canberra's Art Gallery on the Sunday. Wendy Aliano's Kowmung jaunt was deferred, and on the Saturday Nancye Alderson had a party of seven, with two prospectives and three visitors on the historical tour at Goat Island and Balls Head around Sydney Harbour. Errol Sheedy's day walk from Waterfall in cold, overcast conditions, with 14 people went as planned, seeing some superb bushes of Sydney Boronia. The final weekend under notice again included two ski jaunts, but Ian Wolfe's trip was merged with Chris Perry's journey towards Gungarlin and Jagungal. Apparently there was little or no snow around Jagungal, but to make it really cheerful there was visibility of about 30 metres at times. Your reporter failed to note the combined attendance figures. And to end the walking, Morrie Ward had the prize for the month with 27 citizens in the Wattagan country, south-west from Newcastle, passing through attractive patches of rain forest on a pleasant day. To the winding up stages. A fuller report by Reg Alder on the illness Giardia (summarised in the June magazine) was tabled to be read by any members interested, and Secretary Deborah Shapira announced that various magazines from other outdoor clubs were available for borrowing (and return) by members. Also some extra copies of the Colong Bulletin, supplied by Alex Colley. The final spice was a request from Federation that it be permitted to hold its 1990 Annual Reunion at Coolana on May 11/12/13. Committee had given a tentative blessing, subject to an announcement at the August meeting and resolution at the September General Meeting. Some speakers mentioned doubts in the past about the desirability of making known an attractive site to a larger body - even of walkers. Federation President Gordon Lee mentioned that it was becoming increasingly difficult to find a suitable camping place that could be reached by older walkers and family groups: that he felt it would show other clubs the sort of thing that conservation-minded walkers could achieve; and that any unruly element at Federation Reunions has been discouraged in recent years. While indicating general agreement, the meeting decided to leave it to be voted on next month. Was all this said in 48 minutes? We wound up at 8.58 pm (oh, sorry, Barry - 2058 hours). Belvedere Taxis Blackheath. 10 seater mini bus taxi. 047-87 8366. Kanangra Boyd. Upper Blue Mountains. Six Foot Track. Pick up anywhere for start or finish of your walk - by prior arrangement. Share the fare - competitive rates. From Hans Stichter It was with considerable interest that I read Frank Rigby's comments regarding S.B.W. Reunions (June magazine). I support the view that attempts should be made to revive our annual reunion. Whilst not having been a dedicated reunion attendee in recent years, I offer the following comments and suggestions for consideration by the Club's committee. It is stressed that my comments are not intended as a form of criticism for current committee position holders or an attempt to discredit the usefulness of our bush haven “Coolana”. 1. Should the Club's activities, including the Annual Reunion be more orientated towards family involvement? Basically, our Club is orientated towards activities for singles or childless parents (intentional or unintentional I am not sure!). The number of walks that appear on the walks program where children are able to participate are very few - two leaders who do lead such walks are David Rostron and Margaret Reid. Perhaps some encouragement of leaders to put on family walks along the lines of the “Family Bush Walking Club” would encourage, not only a better spread of members on walks, but also encourage more families to participate in the reunion. 2. Vary the venue for the Annual Reunion. The Annual Reunion has been held for many years at Coolana, almost as if we are obligated to do so, or perhaps, as it is the easy way out of finding another suitable location. Coolana is a magnificent piece of land, but some variety as to what site the Club uses for its Annual Reunion reduces the monotony of using the same site year after year. Surely, there are other suitable sites within 1-2 hours drive of Sydney, which are readily accessible by transport (public and private) that would prove suitable for a reunion. Sites don't need to be 'wilderness' or 'bush' retreats to result in a successful reunion. (I have some ideas for locations that I would be happy to discuss with you.) 3. Instigate a Questionnaire to all Club members for feedback and ideas on Reunions. Many members probably are concerned at the demise of the Annual Reunion. However, human nature being what it is, will probably show that there will be little response to the article in the June magazine. Draw up a questionnaire asking all Club members for their ideas and suggestions on why they don't attend reunions, and on what basis they would be encouraged to attend future ones. Areas that could be covered in the questionnaire could include - accessibility problems, time availability problems, preference of reunion sites, types of activities preferred, etc. 4. Encourage (and recruit!) additional members to actively participate in Reunion Activities. As Frank Rigby indicated in his article, in earlier years a convenor and several additional members were elected weeks beforehand to run the Reunion. My impression is that generally the same members (and many thanks to them!) organise and participate in the Reunion preparations, sing songs, skits etc. Surely with a Club of some 400-599 members, we have some additional people willing and able to help Jim and his merry men/women. What it requires is a little extra effort to chase these members - e.g. telephone survey/questionnaire. I strongly encourage the S.B.W. Committee to investigate what steps need to be taken to revive our reunion. It is not always possible to hang on to our “old ways”, given that we are living in a continually changing society where people's needs and wants are also different to years gone by. We need to question what changes need to be made (albeit on a trial basis only) and what our members want, rather than allowing it to 'just happen', quoting Frank Rigby's words. We also need to encourage greater participation and that approach may need to come from our Club's management team. I am sure we can revive our Annual Reunion, and look forward to possibly assisting with our next one. Lady's Hiking Boots “Bunyip” Size 38 Grey leather. Near new. Cost $150 - Will sell for $70 o.n.o. - Phone “Kell” - 550 3615. Canoe & Camping. 265 Victoria Road, Gladesville, 2111. Phone (02) 817 5590. Hours: Mon-Fri 9-6, Thurs 9-7, Sat 9-4. (Parking at rear off Pittwater Road). 226 Princes Highway, Kogarah Bay, 2217. Phone (02) 546 5455. Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5.30, Thurs 9-7, Sat - 9-4. A large range of lightweight, quality, bushwalking & camping gear: Lightweight food for backpackers and canoeists Cold weather protection clothing and raingear Maps, books and leaflets Information service for canoeists and walkers We stock the largest range of canoeing gear in N.S.W. Quality touring craft of all types. High quality, performance competition craft. A huge range of paddles for all types of canoeing Surf skis All types of spray covers Wide range of jackets & cags Many types of buoyancy & life vests Club members who knew them will be saddened to hear of the deaths of four of our elderly members or ex-members during the last months. Doreen Berry (Tuggy) - Honorary Member Gordon Redmond - Honorary Member Marion Ellis - Member over many years until recently Kath Burke - an early Member It is hoped that obituary notices telling of their time with the Club will be published in next month's magazine. How did your snow tent perform this year? Did it collapse under the snow or buckle in the wind - was it difficult to pitch, or did the floor leak? Some of the best current models are listed here. Macpac's Olympus rates the highest, and the Eureka Expedition Caddis seems good value. Model People Design Weight (kg) Room Ventilation Pitching Wind tolerance Quality Snow shedding Price North Face Westwind 2 Tunnel 2.6 3 3 3 3 4 3 $765 Wilderness Equipment First Arrow 2/3 Tunnel 3.4 3 4 4 4 4 4 $699 Macpac Spectrum 3/4 Dome 4.6 3 3 3 4 4 3 $685 Macpac Olympus 2 Tunnel 3.6 4 4 4 4 4 4 $618 Eureka Expedition Caddis 2/3 Tunnel 3.4 4 3 3 3 3 3 $435 Caribee Isodome 3/4 Dome 4.3 3 3 2 3 2 3 $395 Found and injured wild bird or animal and don't know how to cope? Ring Wildlife Information and Rescue Service (W.I.R.E.S) and they will take care of the invalid. Phone: 975.1633. by Almis Simankevicius Reports of rain were dismissed with a casual air of nonchalance by us experienced travellers. Anyway, we had our wet weather gear. Still, one sunny day out of three rain soaked ones was very appreciated. We left the Penzance Youth Hostel, reputedly built many years ago by smugglers furthering their business enterprises. Guy would return while the St Just hostel was my next goal. The bus dropped us at St Just, the last town before Land's End, the most westerly point on the British mainland. After a fortifying lunch of chicken and chips (and half a pint of Guiness for my cold), we followed the walking track to the coast. This is “Poldark” country, the boom of the sea swell against the cliffs, the lonely ruins of tin mining operations and legends of pirates and smugglers. A brisk sea breeze accompanied us as we walked the five miles around to Sennen Cove and Land's End. The experienced travellers had not checked the local bus timetables, so had missed the return bus by ten minutes. Well, that gave us two hours to look at souveniers and have coffee. Mostly English tourists here. We finally boarded the 5.06 bus to Penzance. Here I found that the next bus from there to St Just was at 8.00 pm! As the bus was grinding its way along I saw a sign to my destination, said goodbye to my companion and asked the bus driver to let me out. I was angry at myself for not paying more attention to the timetables as these services are infrequent and we hostellers do enough walking as it is. With a lift from a kindly local, I was soon safely ensconced in the cosy hostel. Warm log fire, dinner and rest. Devouring Cornish pasties with a cup of tea is de rigeur in these parts, as are raincoats. Originally created so that the workers would have a filling meal out on the fields or in the mines, the Cornish pastie has been exported around the world. The seaside towns of Marazion, St Ives and Newquay all have a beguiling charm about them. The tidal changes around the Cornish peninsula are amazing. To visit the castle on St Michael's Mount, you have to wait for low tide to walk across the causeway or pay a quid to be ferried over. The amenities and charm of Newquay attracts the English holiday makers and there are plenty of amusement arcades here. I set off for a delightful ten mile coastal walk towards Perranporth. It was very sunny and a delightful sea-breeze kept the pesky flies and bumble bees away. The marvellous smell of the sea sharpened my appetite and the Treguth Public House was happy to feed me. It's surprising to see surfboards in Britain, but here on the two mile long surf beach were a few daring wetsuit clad riders enjoying the beaut conditions. Perranporth Hostel kitchen overlooked the sea, as David (a nuclear engineer), his wife Claire and myself prepared our meals. Really, they should play down the “Youth” prefix of these hostels as there is no age limit or professional discrimination. Next morning, after you nave completed your assigned task they add another ink stamp to your little book. It was raining again as I climbed off the bus at Tintagel. This is the supposed birthplace of King Arthur. A neat-as-a-pin town certainly geared to the tourist trade. King Arthur's this and King Arthur's that, but it was all good fun. The ruins of Arthur's castle were perched high above the cliffs leaving very little access for those ancient marauders. The road to the hostel passed down by an ancient chapel in which you could light a candle. Then up to an eleventh century church with its Norman tower. The managers of this hostel provide homemade meals and keep a relaxed friendly place. The “famous five” had burst onto the scene. Five Australian girls; two Janes, Kim, Georgie, Angie; and all were thirsty. So I joined them at the “Cornishman” pub for dinner and a number of pints. On the way back we dared each other to walk through the church's graveyard. Three of us did, and as we peered through one of the stained glass windows we saw an eerie moving light. We broke the speed limit getting back to the hostel. The village squares are quaint and the cathedrals ancient. I popped inside one and listened to the evensong. Very soothing. The Cornish have a more sedate rhythm to their lives, although that is gradually changing due to the encroaching tourist industry and money from London. They always have time for a chat and are hospitable, but don't ever make the mistake of calling a Cornishman - “English”. On Wednesday 30th August the Club Auction was held with about 50 people present and Charlie Brown as auctioneer. With his amazing patter that keeps things going, Charlie cleared the decks and brought in the money in double quick time. Most items for sale were of a bushwalking nature - packs, tents, sleeping bags, groundsheets and jackets. These were bought up quickly, some for little money (a good pack went for $2), but where there was some competition the prices were higher, but still bargains. A pushbike with a reserve of $50 eventually sold for $115. (The reserve goes to the seller, the balance to the Club.) Five bottles of sparkling wine went, as a lot, for $11.50, a Japanese enamel pendant for $10.50, a compass for $15, an old down sleeping bag for $10. There were also sundry household items, some of which were sold, some were given away as extras with items that were paid for. It was great fun, lots of laughter, and a total of $251 was raised for Club funds. Many thanks to Charlie for his good work. For those who have difficulty in estimating how far they walk in a given period, Federation News recently printed a useful little guide. On Track 12 minutes per kilometre Open Scrub 20 minutes per kilometre Medium Scrub 30 minutes per kilometre Thick Scrub 40 minutes per kilometre Rock Hopping 30 minutes per kilometre New Members. Please add the following names etc to your List of Members:- CameronN, Ms Brenda, 5/41 Doomben Avenue, Eastwood, 2122. 858 2013. Churcher, Mr Paul, 40 Wilson STreet, Kogarah, 2217. 587 2617. Wasielewski, Mr Patrick, 18 Crookwell Avenue, Miranda, 2228. (B) 516 7634. by Dot Butler Wednesday 20th Sept. Up & Down in New Zealand by Jim Oxley. Edited slides of Routeburn, Caples, Rees-Dart, Dusky, Copeland, Arthur's Pass, Nelson Lakes, Tongeriro, etc Tracks. Friday 22nd Sept. Bushwalkers Ball, Petersham Town Hall. Theme “The Greenhouse Effect”. $8 pay at door. 8 pm till midnight. B.Y.O. Food & Drink. Band “The Hotfoot String Band”. Contact Beverley Foulds if you would like to join the S.B.W. party. Phone 798 5650. Clubroom closed on Wednesday 27th Sept. and Wednesday 4th October. Wednesday 18th Oct. “Hazardous Chemicals” by Dr. Kate Short (Total Environment Centre). Dinner before the meeting at Da Carlo Italian Restaurant, 175 Ramsay St. Haberfield. Wednesday 25th Oct. Peter Treseder tells of his run across Australia from North to South. (See also Page 10 of this magazine). by Jeff Bridger The Federation of Bushwalkers is trying hard to have the Nattai area declared a National Park before mining interests can lay claim to it. Can we lead more trips there? This would add weight to the claim that it is 'extensively used' by walkers. Recently sighted near Hilltop was a collection of truly massive earth-moving equipment, beside the beginnings of a road. Enquiries brought the response that it was 'a private road' (a very rich farmer?). Perhaps those mining companies are getting in quickly, before any conservation order can be issued. The C.M.W. have just finished marking an alternative route around the Big Swamp near Corang Peak. During the past wet years it has been 'mud to the armpits'. The new track will allow you to keep your feet (relatively) dry. Bad news about Barrington. The advisory committee for Barrington Tops is being 're-organised'. F.B.W. advises that those members who want to close roads and emphasise conservation are being pushed to the sidelines, while those with a desire to 'open up' the area are being given positions of power. We had better start signing petitions NOW, or it will be another case of 'too little too late'. It isn't often that the club makes trips to the Kimberleys, but if anyone is interested they could contact the Friends of The Kimberleys, who meet at 7 pm in the Wilderness Society rooms, 1st floor, 53 Liverpool Street, Sydney, on the first and third Thursday of every month. Or they could ring The Wilderness Society on 267 7929. October 20th, Friday Wilderness Society Dance - begins 7.30 pm at Petersham Town Hall. Celebrate the coming of spring with 'Eureka!' and their genuine Australian folk music. Conference: “The State of our Rivers” to be held at the A.N.U. in Canberra, 28/29 Sept. It will examine the evolving legal and administrative structures, the competing demands and impact of different uses, including agricultural, urban and industrial, which affect the health of the river system. For further information contact 'The State of our Rivers Conference', Phone (062) 49 4580 or GPO Box 4, Canberra ACT 2601. Demonstration of new printer. At the General Meeting on 11th October it is expected that there will be a demonstration of the proposed new printer. This should help members make up their minds about the necessary expenditure. 198909.txt · Last modified: 2019/05/21 02:51 by tyreless	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line153
__label__wiki	0.842047	0.842047	Noynoy leads partial, unofficial tally of PPCRV May 10, 2010, 7:57pm Noynoy leads partial, unofficial tally of PPCRV May 10, 2010, 7:57pm Liberal Party standard bearer Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino Monday made an early lead in among his competitors in the presidential race, while Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay is leading among the vice presidential hopefuls in the partial and unofficial tally of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV). Initial tally returns as of 7 p.m. Monday showed that Aquino was leading the pack of presidential aspirants with a total of 86,990 out of the 2,214,129 votes or 34.94 percent. Aquino was followed by Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) presidential candidate former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada with 67,425 votes or 27.11 percent and Nacionalista Party bet Manuel “Manny” Villar with 55,639 votes or 22.37 percent..... MORE Source: The Manila Bulletin URL: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/256784/noynoy-leads-partial-unofficial-tally-ppcrv PGMA, presidential bets heave sigh of relief May 10, 2010, 6:24pm “Hay Salamat!” PGMA, presidential bets heave sigh of relief “Hay Salamat!” So declared President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo after a new poll machine successfully read and counted her ballot in a polling place here in the country's first automated elections. The President, widely considered a shoo-in congresswoman in the second district of Pampanga, cast her ballot early Monday morning at the Clustered Precinct 1-A at the Lubao Central Elementary School after hearing a mass for peaceful and credible elections. With a swarm of local and foreign poll observers and media monitoring her every move, the President, clad in an aqua sleeveless blouse and gray pants, checked her name at ers' list and then entered the designated polling precinct at around 7:08 a.m.... MORE URL: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/256765/pgma-presidential-bets-heave-sigh-relief Confusion mars automated polls By MANILA BULLETIN NEWS TEAM May 10, 2010, 6:08pm Confusion mars automated polls But military officials say it’s generally peaceful By MANILA BULLETIN NEWS TEAM Widespread reports of precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machine malfunction, vote-buying, voter disenfranchisement, and violence triggered chaos in the country’s first automated elections Monday. Despite this, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) described the first 12 hours of the election day as generally peaceful and manageable. PCOS glitch In Isabela, ABS-CBN News reported that as of noon Monday, 65 PCOS machines were defective, while six of the seven spare PCOS machines in Bocaue, Bulacan have already been used after regular voting machines malfunctioned.... MORE URL: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/256763/confusion-mars-automated-polls Noynoy leads partial, unofficial tally of PPCRV Ma... PGMA, presidential bets heave sigh of relief May 1... Confusion mars automated polls By MANILA BULLETIN ...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line159
__label__wiki	0.513464	0.513464	Gabriel Medina was Born in São Sebastião, São Paulo, and raised in the city’s district of Maresias. He is the son of Claudio de jesus Ferreira and Simone Pinto Medina. Gabriel Medina started surfing at age 9, and at just 11 years old he won his first national championship. Amongst his achievements to date is being the youngest athlete to win the World Junior Tour (ASP). He did this at age 15, and at present he’s the youngest Brazilian to enter the WSL , putting him in the top 34 surfers on the planet. Here’s what Shane Dorian had to say about Gabriel Medina: Gabriel Medina has more haters than any surfer I can think of. I can’t believe the amount of shit talking that has been aimed at this kid. A kid who is 20 years old and beat Kelly fair and square in the final at giant Teahupoo Gabriel Medina Surfing North Shore Hawaii Gabriel Medina has countless Brazilian amateur championships, including champion at the Quicksilver King of Groms, Rip Curl Grom Search and the Volcom Sub-14, alongside winning the state championship three times. In sunny California, he placed 2nd at the Volcom International under 14, and in Ecuador, vice-champion of the Amateur World under 16 Championship. At only 14 years old, Medina cemented his place in the finals of the Paulista Championship, and surfing the World Championship in Ubatuba, in which he defeated his idol Adriano De Souza. Back in July 2009, Gabriel Medina won a contract with Rip Curl, giving him a dream start to his professional surfing career. Only ten days later, he won a stage of the World Championship From that point until 2011 Gabriel Medina delivered consistently solid results that took him to the top 10 and saw him surfing the WQS 6 Star Prime in Imbituba, and the two WQS 6 Star in France and Spain. In France he won the Pro Junior World Championship and he was the first Brazilian to win the Australian Backside on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Gabriel Medina is an Aerial Genius After an incredible performance that won him the Quiksilver Pro on Gold Coast, Gabriel Medina hit the number 1 ranking, but he dropped to back 5th shortly after losing at the Billabong Rio Pro in 2014. This was a short lived setback and after winning the Fiji Pro he was back in the top spot. As we all know later in 2014, Gabriel Medina went on to give the Brazilian’s their first WSL World Champion and all by the age of 20, which also on par with Kelly Slater who won at 20 years of age in 1992. So far this year hasn’t been the best for Gabriel Medina, but I wouldn’t write him off just yet. Gabriel Medina on the WSL Gabriel Medina Twitter Channel Islands Bunny Chow Lost V2 Shortboard JS Monsta Channel Islands Sampler Now in it’s 3rd incarnation, the JS Monsta is a board that is dependable in everything from 2 foot slop to 6ft overhead. The latest JS Monsta has less volume in the rails but hides it over the stringer, so you’ve got the buoyancy you need to get on early. One of the reasons for the popularity […] If you’re looking for a high performance shortboard that is suitable for getting you off the funboards and back onto a shortboard the Lost V2 Rocket is definitely a board to consider. The Lost V2 Shortboard has been designed to paddle well and get onto the wave early because it’s still got a decent amount […] Channel Islands Weirdo Ripper I’ve been riding the Channel Islands Weirdo Ripper for about 6 months now and it has definitely become my go to board for all small to medium sized surf. I love the fact that it can handle sloppy summer conditions yet excels in medium head-high to over-head surf that’s hollow and packs a punch. I […] Lost Rocket I love this board. If I was going to have a one board quiver, it’d be a hard decision but I think the Lost Rocket would be right up there. This is a well designed surfboard and I don’t think you’ll find many that would disagree. The Lost Rocket will surf everything from 1.5ft to […] Dane Reynolds, Dillon Perillo and Yadin Nicol are the Boiler Boys Pumping Mentawai Islands with Nate Behl & Ray Wilcoxen Italo Ferreira Has Some Skills Jarrah Tutton Getting Pitted at Snapper Rocks Long Lines in Nicaragua Mick Fanning, Julian Wilson & Adriano De Souza Lowers Freesurf Giant Tiger Shark Caught off Tweed Heads By all reports a massive tiger shark has been caught off Nine Mile Beach near Tweed Heads in Northern New South Wales. There’s a few conflicting reports about when the shark was caught, but a man identifying himself only as “Matthew”, called the Northern Star on Tuesday 11.08.2015 and said that he was the man […]	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line166
__label__cc	0.71086	0.28914	Szybkie informacje i przemyślane opinie Article about plumbers and plumbing \| Szybkie informacje i przemyślane opinie Wikipedia about elbow pipes plumbers Fulham An elbow is a pipe fitting installed between two lengths of pipe or tubing to allow a change of direction, usually a 90° or 45° angle, though 22.5° elbows are also made. The ends may be machined for butt welding, threaded (usually female), or socketed, etc. When the two ends differ in size, the fitting is called a reducing elbow or reducer elbow. Elbows are categorized based on various design features as below: Long Radius (LR) Elbows ? radius is 1.5 times the pipe diameter Short Radius (SR) Elbows ? radius is 1.0 times the pipe diameter 90 Degree Elbow ? where change in direction required is 90° 60 Degree Elbow ? where change in direction required is 60° 45 Degree Elbow ? where change in direction required is 45° A 90 degree elbow is also called a "90 bend" or "90 ell". It is a fitting which is bent in such a way to produce 90 degree change in the direction of flow in the pipe. It is used to change the direction in piping and is also sometimes called a "quarter bend". A 90 degree elbow attaches readily to plastic, copper, cast iron, steel and lead. It can also attach to rubber with stainless steel clamps. It is available in many materials like silicone, rubber compounds, galvanized steel, etc. The main application of an elbow (90 degree) is to connect hoses to valves, water pressure pumps, and deck drains. These elbows can be made from tough nylon material or NPT thread.Źródło: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piping_and_plumbing_fitting Plumbing and its standards Much of the plumbing work in populated areas is regulated by government or quasi-government agencies due to the direct impact on the public's health, safety, and welfare. Plumbing installation and repair work on residences and other buildings generally must be done according to plumbing and building codes to protect the inhabitants of the buildings and to ensure safe, quality construction to future buyers. If permits are required for work, plumbing contractors typically secure them from the authorities on behalf of home or building owners. In the United Kingdom the professional body is the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (educational charity status) and it is true that the trade still remains virtually ungoverned; there are no systems in place to monitor or control the activities of unqualified plumbers or those home owners who choose to undertake installation and maintenance works themselves, despite the health and safety issues which arise from such works when they are undertaken incorrectly; see Health Aspects of Plumbing (HAP) published jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Plumbing Council (WPC). WPC has subsequently appointed a representative to the World Health Organization to take forward various projects related to Health Aspects of Plumbing.Źródło: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbing Water systems - materials Tagi: plumbers plumber plumbing services repair emergency services London drainage boiler heating plumbing services plumbers services boiler repair heating repair repairs Fulham	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line169
__label__cc	0.686633	0.313367	News: Bored? Check out the Arcade! ...Or, yknow, just utilize the unlimited entertainment The Internet™ has to offer, or read a book, go outside, set yourself on fire. Pages: 1 2 3 [4] 5 6 7 ... 741 46 General Boards / RP's / Re: Silver and Alice Side Story on: September 16, 2017, 09:02:26 am -Silver shook his head- "This can't be. If we even could bring in everyone, this mission could go south. And you and me are equipped with a lot that can adapt. Ash is strong but protecting Zoey may distract him from the mission, and that could spell danger. Zoey is great too but her powers and...complications mentally may also spell danger. You and me can take hits and won't need to hold back." 47 General Boards / RP's / Re: Overwatch RP on: September 15, 2017, 02:23:43 pm OT: okay I just didn't wanna do that if he couldn't at least heal at a slight pace. -The captain saw this and grit his teeth. He did not expect that even slightly. He looked around the ship for anything he could find. He looked to the ocean side and saw more ships sailing away at the commotion and explosion. He grinned a bit and looked at the end of the boat he was on. Tied up was a smaller vessel that required hand steering. He shot four more bullets, one to the crows nest, another to the boat, another out to the ocean and another near where he was standing- "I have no idea how he did that, but I'm assuming it's something boring and with a long expiration so let's cut that short and end this." He grinned -The captain stopped and grinned, snapping his fingers- "Distracted much?" He grinned. -The large energy ball he shot out his gun was right next to the officer's leg. It exploded and blew off the lower leg of the officer- "Sorry mate but ye didn't give me much choice!!" He said, shooting another shot at the boat, warping towards it and landing on the edge of the boat, barely making it as it sailed away at a average pace. "Remember the name Elecrojack!!!" He yelled as he stood up on the boat, starting to steer it OT: your dude can regenerate limbs and stuff right? 49 General Boards / RP's / Re: Silver and Alice Side Story on: September 13, 2017, 07:12:50 pm -Silver shook his head a lit up a cigarette, putting it in his mouth- "This one's different. This kid didn't just take on a reincarnation. He straight up overpowered and absorbed Aires. I'm not scared about Aries, I'm scared about a kid who overpowered and took on the power of a god. This could spell out serious trouble." He said -Silver smirked a bit and looked at her- "I think if someone like me came to your door, you'd kick their asss." He said, reaching the outside of the forest soon enough. "Looks like we're out of your neck of the woods. No pun intended." He shrugged. "So, to get to the bottom of this Aries stuff, we need to go to this library in Greece. Said to have mythology on him but also about a prophecy that went unnoticed. I got a tip from someone." 51 General Boards / RP's / Re: Overwatch RP on: September 12, 2017, 08:30:57 am -The captain grinned and moved his coat, revealing a charged up electric pistol. He took the omnic and threw him onto the boat. The captain shot a charge, this one much slower moving, at the officer. Another of the bullets shot by this officer grazed him- "Aye mate, I knew your reputation was a bit soiled as of late, but I didn't know ye resorted to killing people these days. Or omics for that matter." He said, his body glowing a bit, a slight lighting bolt snapping across his chest as he kept running away from the officer -The captain grinned and vanished. In an instant he was behind the officer, and he kicked him in the back of the leg. He was gone again, to the right of the officer. He punched him and vanished again. He was warping, teleporting. And though he wasn't the strongest, his hits did pack a fairly good amount of strength- "Two more..." he whispered, vanishing again, this time next to the omnic, who he grabbed and started running with, going towards a ship on the port -Silver grinned a bit and looked at Alice- "I never took you for the kind to ask questions you already know the answer to." He stepped over some tree roots and moved along in the forests. "Plus if this gets too bad, you and me both know that the people we care about will be in 100 times more danger than me. I'd rather give my life for some form of the future rather than just stay back and watch, knowing that things may be worse off." He sighed. "But the thought does cross my mind from time to time." -Silver pulled out a cigarette and shrugged. He breathed slightly and adjusted the hat atop his head- "She's 4 now just so you know. I don't think anyone's even seen her yet." He said, looking down -The Omnic was shot in the arm as he reeled back for cover, his arm short circuiting. The captain dodged a bullet as another grazed his arm. He took out two guns and shot four times around the man. All the times missing as he grinned, stopping- "Sorry mate, you'll have to give up. My aim's too good for you." He laughed -Silver nodded and walked with Alice out of the forest. The two were silent for a good portion of the walk. Silver looked over at his teammate and clicked his tongue a bit- "Any reason why you decided to live out here?" He said. "You missed some important stuff." "Nah but ye won't kill me. I've been trying to find me way back to my ship. My original ship. I'll help you transport some goods ye have leavin the port here, you give me some info on where I can find 'er." The captain grinned -The Omnic pulled back the hammer of the pistol and shook his head- "Don't think so electrojack. The reason I lost this leg I remember was because of you. Those pistols you have there blew it to kingdom come." The omnic pressing the pistol to the captian's forehead "Come on, ye know you just got in the way. I was making a grand exit and ye was chasing me." "Because I was mad about this scar, which is also your fault." The omnic growled "....okay that may be true. But. Ye can expect Overwatch to come lookin for this scrap heap if they haven't already." He shrugged. "If ye kill me, yer either caught, move less, or both." He said, smirking -the fire began to spread more and more wildly- -the ship was decimated, the hull still exploding as fire started spreading a bit to the trees. The captain of said blown up ship was walking with his hands in his jacket pockets, whistling as he came into view of the two, though unbeknownst to him, walking nonchalantly towards the shady business. He saw someone he recognized and grinned- "Aye, if it ain't old Neckerbach." He said, going up to the man, a taller omnic with a slash along it's metallic face, its eyes red and one of it's legs a much newer model than some of his other cybernetics. "Electrojack. Perfect, i wanted something to kill." He said, immediately pointing a newer model pistol right at the captain, who held his hands up about shoulder height, smirking OT: Two steps ahead of you -Silver in a similar fashion to his grandson, was being thrown out forcefully of Alice's house. He laughed a bit as he stood up and dusted himself off- "All I said was that the coffee could use a bit of sugar." He grinned, waving to Rex. "I'll be sure to try it next time with a different blend, eh?" He laughed. "Alice, we gotta goooo." -Banko nodded and sat by the stream, crossing his legs as he stared blankly into the water. He seemed to already be lost in thought- "Thanks..." he said quietly, staring more at the water without a single motion	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line173
__label__wiki	0.907333	0.907333	Tag: Sasquatch! Music Festival Ep. #119: Constantines Constantines are a powerful and influential band who originally formed in Guelph, Ontario in 1999. After releasing four acclaimed and inspiring post-punk/rock ‘n’ roll albums, Constantines went on indefinite hiatus in 2010. The band have reconvened in recent months and Sub Pop reissued their classic 2003 album Shine a Light this past June. Constantines are playing a number of shows over the coming months, including stops in Sackville, NB (SappyFest, Aug. 3), Peterborough, ON (Peterborough Folk Festival, Aug. 22), Ottawa, ON (Arboretum Festival, Aug. 23), Toronto, ON (The Molson Canadian Amphitheatre w/ Arcade Fire, Aug. 29), Toronto, ON (The Danforth Music Hall, Oct. 2), Montreal, QC (Club Soda, Oct. 4), Vancouver, BC (Commodore Ballroom, Oct. 8), Calgary, AB (Commonwealth Bar & Stage, Oct. 9), and Edmonton, AB (UPDT Festival, Oct. 11). Here, Steven Lambke, Doug MacGregor, Dallas Wehrle, Will Kidman, Bry Webb, and myself discuss playing “Keep On Rockin’ in the Free World” with Jack Layton, Olivia Chow, and members of Barenaked Ladies, Dallas Good calls Dallas Wehrle, the yellow tape, unsafe seasonal tours, the freak hail storm at the Sasquatch! Music Festival, Paul’s Boutique and shows at Who’s Emma, Mike Haliechuk from Fucked Up set up a Captain Co-Pilot show, hardcore bands from the 90s, Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton, the video for “One” by Metallica, Mats Naslund and Wayne Gretzky, skiing, Glenview Park Secondary School, Dallas won the gym award, Rob Pal, I won the French award, Tyler Williams, Dallas liked industrial music, the high school airband showcase and Nine Inch Nails, Ted Lambke, discovering music in skate videos, Doug’s band Shoulder, the Button Factory in Kitchener, Pain Don’t Hurt, Gaffer, “New School Calypso (NSC),” Rob Pal named Captain Co-Pilot, the London hardcore scene, Hoover and Lincoln, why Shoulder ended, why Captain Co-Pilot ended, tiny ladies are time-consuming, the 37 Elizabeth Street house, Tony the landlord, Tom McKnight, bouncer dudes from the Palace, how Constantines started, Cambridge eyeroll, excited about bands like ourselves, Three Gut Records origin show, the song “Arizona,” Dallas recalls the hilarious legend of crusty punk/European road manager Jörg, that Sasquatch! Music Festival hailstorm story again, Dallas thought he might die, Will climbs the rafters, Ayr and Cambridge, Southwood Secondary School, Ayr house show, Patrick Swayze and Road House, this guy Ryan, Cambridge shows would always get shut down, the Mighty Fishermen, that guy Brent who ripped us off, we all had a crush on Jill Holmberg, Dallas and Steve and I played in a band called Dioctave, the Unfuckable Cum Bums, the bands Curb, Ground, and the Mighty Fishermen, Mr. Gouveia’s French class and Tony Tabu, work on your scales, Mr. Carbone’s guitar class got Dallas playing music, judhaynes.com, Metallica again but also Ministry, adding a drum machine to a three-piece punk band, playing in Dallas’ living room and Ted Lambke yelled at us about Black Sabbath, Minnow was a big influence on Captain Co-Pilot, Will became a Captain Co-Pilot fan and gave Steve a tape of his music at that show, Dallas wasn’t into HPX, small women, how Will joined Constantines at a recording session, Who’s Emma, Cons reunion, the song “Insectivora,” Bry’s the most frequent guest on this podcast except for Jon Spencer, acting and fakery, everyone assumes Constantines are very serious, playing the first reunion show in Guelph in June, 106 Huron Street, shy guys, playing in a newly-invented eco-village in Sweden whose design was partially influenced by Guelph, a social night for Swedish teens, dreams come true, being scared to death about selling out, integrity and the end of the Cons, returning with sensitivity, contemplating writing new songs with the Cons, expanding the tour dates to play a show with Arcade Fire in Toronto on August 29 and across more of Canada, as well as Seattle and Portland, the Danforth Music Hall, dealing with Cons stuff and Bry Webb and the Providers at the same time, Sackville and Dawson City, Sandbanks Provincial Park, Massey Hall footage, the song “Time Can Be Overcome,” and then time can’t be overcome. Related links: theconstantines.wordpress.com subpop.com/artists/constantines vishkhanna.com http://media.blubrry.com/kreativekontrol/p/www.vishkhanna.com/podcasts/Kreative_Kontrol_July_29_2014.mp3 Tags Aaron Levin, Arboretum Festival, Arcade Fire, Ayr, Barenaked Ladies, Black Sabbath, Bry Webb, Bry Webb and the Providers, Cambridge, Captain Co-Pilot, Club Soda, Commodore Ballroom, Commonwealth Bar & Stage, Constantines, Curb, Dallas Wehrle, Danforth Music Hall, Dioctave, Doug MacGregor, Endgame, Engine Down, Fucked Up, Gaffer, Glenview Park Secondary School, Ground, Guelph, Hoover, Inhumanity, Jack Layton, Jill Holmberg, Lincoln, Mats Naslund, Metallica, Mike Haliechuk, Ministry, Minnow, Mr. Carbone, Mr. Gouveia, Nine Inch Nails, Olivia Chow, Pain Don’t Hurt, Patrick Swayze, Paul’s Boutique, Peterborough Folk Festival, Road House, Rob Pal, SappyFest, Sasquatch! Music Festival, Shine a Light, Shoulder, Sleepytime Trio, Southwood Secondary School, Steven Lambke, Sub Pop, Sweden, Ted Lambke, the Button Factory, the Mighty Fishermen, Three Gut Records, Tom McKnight, Tony Tabu, Tyler Williams, Unfuckable Cum Bums, UPDT Festival, Who’s Emma, Will Kidman	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line175
__label__wiki	0.956066	0.956066	Bravo's "Top Chef: New York" Sizzles with Highest Rated Premiere Ever, Up Double Digits Across All Demographics Bravo spins the numbers for November 11-12. [via press release from Bravo] "The Real Housewives Of Atlanta" Continues Ratings Growth With Season Highs Across All Key Demos NEW YORK � November 13, 2008 � The No. 1 rated food show on cable is back � Bravo's Emmy and James-Beard Award-winning series "Top Chef" served up the competition last night by scoring the show's highest rated premiere ever for the series, according to Nielsen Media Research. With supersized growth from its last cycle, the fifth season premiere attracted 1.870 million adults 18-49 and 2.695 million total viewers and ranked No. 1 in all key demos in its time period versus cable competition. Last night's 10 p.m. "Top Chef: New York" debut increased double digits from the fourth season premiere, by 27 percent in adults 18-49 (1.870 vs. 1.475 million) and by 19 percent among total viewers (2.695 vs. 2.256 million). Online, BravoTV.com saw triple digit gains with the "Top Chef: New York" site generating a 105 percent increase in page views (1.1 million vs. 527,000) compared to the "Top Chef: Chicago" premiere (3/12/08). Bravo's hit show "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" continues it ratings momentum, with this week's episode reaching a season high across all key demos, garnering an impressive 1.112 million adults 18-49 and 1.499 total viewers. Versus the prior week's episode, the series was up 41 percent among adults 18-49 (vs. 791,000) and up 49 percent among total viewers (vs. 1.009 million). Through six episodes, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" is averaging 871,000 adults 18-49 and 1.158 million total viewers and online has streamed nearly 1.5 million video streams since its launch. "Top Chef: New York" is produced by the Emmy-nominated Magical Elves. Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz ("Project Runway," "Top Design") and Shauna Minoprio serve as executive producers. "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" is produced by True Entertainment for Bravo. Steven Weinstock, Glenda Hersh, Shari Solomon Cedar and Kenny Hull serve as executive producers. Source: Nielsen Media Research, Live + Same Day through 11/12/08. #1 Food Show source: Nielsen Media Research, Top Chef on Bravo Premiere Program Average (3/12/08-11/12/08) vs. All Food Network Program Averages, Excluding Specials (12/31/07-11/12/08), Most Current, P2+ & A18-49 (000), Galaxy Explorer, subject to qualifications available on request; Digital Source: Omniture SiteCatalyst - Top Chef: 11/12/08; Real Housewives of Atlanta: 10/1/08 - 11/13/08. Bravo is a program service of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBC Universal one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Bravo has been an NBC Universal cable network since December 2002 and was the first television service dedicated to film and the performing arts when it launched in December 1980. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com. [november 2008] · PROJECT RUNWAY (BRAVO) · REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA, THE (BRAVO) · TOP CHEF (BRAVO) · TOP DESIGN (BRAVO) most recent ratings \| view all posts Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" Keeps ABC on Top The Alphabet's game show trio leads the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49. Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: "Chicago" Dramas Return on Top for NBC The network pulls into the top spots in both total viewers and adults 18-49. Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC, "This Is Us" Top Adults 18-49 The network holds off the competition in the key demographic while CBS is the most-watched network overall. In Its First Four Weeks, More Than 41 Million Households Are Projected to Wax on for "Cobra Kai's" Third Season Between all three seasons, 73 million households have checked out the show. Monday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Tops Competition with "The Bachelor" The Alphabet leads the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49. Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Surges with NFL Playoffs The network cruises to victory in both total viewers and adults 18-49. Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: NFL Playoffs Put NBC on Top Friday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Viewers, Splits Demos with ABC "Blue Bloods" and "Shark Tank" lead their respective lineups last night. ABC Ranks as No. 1 Entertainment Net for 5th Straight Week in Adults 18-49 ABC spins the numbers for the week of December 28. Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Tops Charts with "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" Premiere The network leads the evening in both total viewers and adults 18-49. "Mr. Mayor" Is NBC's Best Comedy Premiere in 18-49 Since 2018 NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, January 7. HGTV's Hit Series "Fixer to Fabulous" Delivers Its Best-Ever Ratings HGTV spins the numbers for Tuesday, December 29. "Big Sky" Is ABC's Most-Watched Debut Since September 2017 with 14.7 Million Viewers After 35 Days of Multiplatform Viewing ABC spins the numbers for the series to date. Hallmark Channel Closes Out 2020 as #1 Entertainment Cable Network in Fourth Quarter and #2 for the Entire Year Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for the year to date. more ratings >>	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line181
__label__wiki	0.779404	0.779404	Jarod Nandin, "The South Park Guy" Cosplayer, Has Died Lady Gaga Is the Latest to Join Brad Pitt's Action Film BULLET TRAIN Harvest Monster Parts with MONSTER LOOT – GUILDMASTER'S GUIDE TO RAVNICA Watch the New Trailer for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL Elizabeth Olsen Says DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS Will Start Shooting in December An Interview with the Composers for CYBERPUNK 2077 Review: The Past Repeats Itself in CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS COLD WAR THE WALKING DEAD Season 10 Return Date Revealed and Robert Patrick Joins the Cast STAR WARS: SQUADRONS Reveals Big Content Updates and Says Thank You to Players Taron Egerton to Star in TETRIS: THE MOVIE for Apple ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS is Releasing a Big Update Including Data Transfers This Week GEARS 5 Launches Operation 5 Update with New Characters and Quality of Life Updates The Playtrix The Devil All The Time Reviews And The Mandalorian Trailer Reaction Extended MARVEL'S AVENGERS Video Game Trailer Helmed By KONG: SKULL ISLAND Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts Michelle Rodriguez Confirms FAST AND FURIOUS 9 is Going To Space What 3D Audio Means for Next-Gen Games Why The Response To Bill And Ted Face The Music Has Been A Big Shock, According To Alex Winter 5 Things We Learned From Tom Holland’s Uncharted Photos Everything You Need To Know About Pokémon Go's Mega Evolutions Microsoft's Bethesda Dilemma: Will Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Doom Go Xbox Exclusive? Nintendo Switch Is the Best-Selling Console For Almost Two Years Straight Amnesia: Rebirth Saltpeter Location Star Wars: Battlefront 2's Janina Gavankar Cameoed in The Mandalorian, And You Definitely Didn't Notice Kevin Bacon Set to Direct Dark Comedy A PROBLEM OF PROVIDENCE From Writer Mike Vukadinovich Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Remake: 10 Things You Need To Know Before Starting The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Franchise dominated the early 2000’s but had a rough and admittedly embarrassing history in the past twelve or so years. Games like Tony Hawk: Ride, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 all tarnished the brand’s name with bad controls, technical issues, and uninspired design. Related: 10 Best Skateboarding Movies, Ranked According To IMDB Thankfully, all this negativity can be left in the past, since Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 recaptures the series’ past glory and updates it for modern times. For anybody excited or maybe on the fence about purchasing, here are ten things to know about the game before playing it. 10 Plays Like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 Even though it is a remake of the first two games, the gameplay is most reminiscent of the fourth numbered entry. Reverts from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, Spine Transfers from the fourth game, and Acid Drops and Wallplants from Tony Hawk’s Underground make their way into this new title. Playing these levels with the mechanics from older games creates whole new possibilities for combos. 9 Split-Screen Multiplayer In the old days, friends would gather around the television and settle rivalries with some Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Thankfully, this feature has returned. Related: 10 Underdog Sports Movies To Watch If You Like Rocky Despite multiplayer’s changing focus from local action to online competitive play, developer Vicarious Visions kept spit-screen in the remake. Like the old games, it caps out at just two people. For anybody wanting some four-player split-screen action, they’ll have to play Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2X for the original Xbox. 8 It Is Only Forty Dollars The typical price for a new game is sixty dollars. Even from the ground up, remakes similar to the new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater entry tend to be full-priced games occasionally. It is good to hear, then, that reliving one’s glory days will only set them back forty bucks. Don’t let the price fool you into thinking this is not a full package, however; both games and the online suite will provide endless hours of skateboarding goodness. 7 No Horse Online One of the most popular game modes in the franchise is Horse, where one player sets a score with a combo and a competitor must do a bigger combo until someone bails or lands a smaller combo. The one who fails to beat the opponent’s score earns a letter and the process is repeated until someone earns the word Horse and loses. While this feature is available locally, it is completely removed in online play. One cannot even create a private lobby to play it with a friend. 6 More Secrets And Goals Than The Originals The career mode will feel familiar to those who played the first two games. In the menu, players pick which game they want to go through. In addition to the traditional goals and stat points, players also have numerous secrets to find in each level. A single Vicarious Visions logo is hidden in every stage in addition to an alien plushie. Some are particularly well hidden, making them difficult to find without a guide. 5 Some Of The Trophies Are Incredibly Difficult Getting the platinum trophy will not be easy. One particular trophy tasks the player with netting a ten million point score in a run. While it is written that it must be on a classic map, apparently the trophy can be obtained on created parks from the community. If this is true and not eventually patched out, it should make earning this more manageable as people make parks designed for easily nabbing this objective. 4 Those Who Were Good At The Old Games Will Be Good At This One With each subsequent entry from the original on the PlayStation up until Tony Hawk’s Project 8, the gameplay was continually refined and perfected. Related: 10 Facts Casual Fans Never Knew About Resident Evil 3 On The PS1 Fortunately, those who developed their skills over the years in the old games will not be starting from square one when jumping into the new game. Anybody who could rack up million point combos without breaking a sweat will be able to, just as easily, to do the same in the new game within a minute of picking up the controller. 3 Some Challenges Will Take A While In addition to the traditional career mode, the player can spend their time knocking out a whole slew of challenges involving every aspect of the gameplay. Most are quite simple and will be obtained without effort just from skating in single-player or online. However, a few require some serious playtime to reach. One of them, for example, tasks the player with doing one hundred thousand flatland tricks. 2 Anybody Half Decent Can Rock Online Play The game only just came out, so people are still getting their bearings, but as of now, anybody who can easily rack up combos of a million points or more will find themselves winning about ninety percent of the time. Hopefully, lower level players stick with it and the developer keeps supporting the multiplayer so a healthy online community thrives. If only experts stick around, any newcomers, later on, will immediately be turned off from the online competitive offerings. 1 No Microtransactions Certain publishers have a reputation for including unnecessary and obtrusive microtransactions in their products. With Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2’s forty dollar price tag, many worried that the title would make up for the low price by including loot boxes or other purchasable products. As of now, no such feature is included. Things can always change, but hopefully, they will keep microtransactions out of the equation. Next: 10 Best Sports And Fitness Movies Of All Time (According To IMDB) tehranbailey15@gmail.com http://theplaytrix.com A Special Ops Sniper Breaks Down and Rates 11 Sniper Scenes in Movies Sun Sep 6 , 2020 Insider has shared a new video that features former special ops sniper Nicholas Irving from the US 3rd Ranger Battalion. He has 33 confirmed enemy kills under his belt and in the video he breaks down, analyzes, and rates 11 sniper scenes from the movies. Some of the things he looks at includes […] Harrison Ford Delivers Touching Tribute To Sean Connery Following Indiana Jones Star's Death HBO Max Shut Down Snyder Cut Release Date Rumors Total Recall Vs. Robocop Vs. Starship Troopers: Which Is The Better Paul Verhoeven Movie Nightwing is Still The Deadliest Robin Batman Ever Trained Rock Legend Eddie Van Halen Is Dead At 65 Adam Sandler Talks Hubie Halloween, Knowing The Difference Between When His Movie's A Hit Or A Flop	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line182
__label__cc	0.703432	0.296568	Microsoft Graph connectors, connecting your islands of information This post has been republished via RSS; it originally appeared at: Microsoft Search Blog articles. Search is at its best when it represents the breadth of your information, connects disparate systems, and delivers a consistent view of data that is in context of where you’re working. Microsoft Search is designed to do just that, connect islands of information, within and outside of Microsoft 365, allowing you to find and discover, faster, with more precision, wherever you’re already working, across productivity apps and services in Microsoft 365. Today, we’re excited to announce our continued progress towards that vision with the upcoming worldwide availability of Microsoft Graph connectors starting in the fourth quarter of 2020. We’re pleased to announce today, new connectors from Microsoft, and welcome our new partners, Adobe, Box, Cognizant, Go1, and LumApps – joining Accenture, BA Insight, and Raytion in helping our customers find more and achieve more with Microsoft Search. Box is a leading cloud content management platform that enables organizations to accelerate business processes, power workplace collaboration, and protect their most valuable information, all while working with a best-of-breed enterprise IT stack. "We are building the Box Connector for Microsoft Graph to enable more accessibility, interoperability, and frictionless security for our joint customers. With the Box Connector, users will be able to easily discover, explore, and navigate to Box content across Microsoft applications for a truly integrated experience." - Sachin Chopra, Product Manager, Box Learn more about Box solutions at https://blog.box.com/content-your-fingertips-box-connector-microsoft-graph. Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 193 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Resilience doesn’t come from any technology solution or single initiative. Great experiences require ubiquitous access to fresh, relevant and secured content from across cloud platforms. Microsoft Search along with the Cognizant Connectors indexes cloud and on-premise data to make it searchable for users and appear in standard Microsoft Search results. Microsoft Search using Cognizant connectors helps organizations find the right answers, people, and content to complete their tasks in the app they’re already working in. "Microsoft Graph Connectors technology, along with Microsoft Search, are transforming the cloud search experience by allowing organizations and partners to create dynamic experiences that bring together people and data. As a result, we will be able to create rich, individual experiences to the O365 ecosystem that surface content well beyond Azure and O365." – Suzanne George, Chief Architect Cognizant Learn about Cognizant's solutions at https://cognizant.com/modernworkplace. Go1 is a Microsoft-backed learning technology company that enables organizations to access their learning content wherever their employees are – in Microsoft Search, Microsoft Teams, and more. This learning content can be from Go1’s market-leading online content library (comprising hundreds of content providers on any topic imaginable) or internally-developed content from your organization. "We've had a phenomenal experience building the Go1 Microsoft Graph Connector. The framework is simple, and the end outcome for our customers is impactful. By leveraging the power of the Microsoft Graph and Microsoft Search, with flexible options for experience design, our customers are able to access their online learning content within the Microsoft product suite, in places like SharePoint, office.com, and Bing." - Jessica Nocelli, Principal Product Manager, Go1 Learn more about Go1’s solutions at https://www.go1.com/. LumApps Social Intranet transforms the way organizations communicate, collaborate, and share knowledge thanks to a seamless integration with Microsoft 365. "Working with the graph makes things easy. To integrate MS Search, we just needed to read the documentation, to add one scope and everything was working out-of-the-box. The standardization done with the Graph makes Microsoft API simple to use." - Florent Tribouilloy - Business Apps BackEnd Developer - LumApps "From a project management point of view, integrating with the Graph helped a lot our team velocity. We integrated the MSAL library for the authentication once and we are now able to perform all the API calls we need for our business. In addition for our customers, this is a real gain as well because it eases the time to market deployment as the application is already on our customer AAD tenant. No need to manage multiple applications." - Camille Ponchet- Business Apps Engineering Manager - LumApps Learn more about LumApp's solutions at https://www.lumapps.com/integrations/office-365/. Raytion is an internationally operating IT business consultancy. With a strategic focus on collaboration, search and cloud, Raytion designs, builds and operates rich business applications, including intelligent search-based solutions and enterprise search platforms. Raytion is one of the leading enterprise search specialists and a long-term integration partner of Microsoft search technologies. Since 2001, Raytion has been implementing and operating high-quality, large-scale solutions for Global 500 companies and organizations worldwide. “Microsoft Search as an intelligent enterprise search experience makes search much more effective. The content connectors offer the perfect way of synchronizing data from third-party repositories with M365. Thus, not only does Microsoft Search allow an outstanding enterprise search experience, but it also fosters the development of tailored business applications.” - Sebastian Klatt, VP Business Development at Raytion Learn more about Raytion’s solutions at https://www.raytion.com/solutions/search. Learn more about Accenture's solutions at https://www.accenture.com/us-en/services/applied-intelligence/search-content-analytics-content-connectors. BA Insight provides a connector-based software portfolio that solves internal enterprise search problems by deploying internet-like search within your existing infrastructure, delivering highly personalized and relevant results. “Our solutions for Microsoft Search deliver key factors to help ensure a successful implementation and adoption of Microsoft Search while significantly improving user productivity,” said Sean Coleman, CTO and Chief Customer Officer of BA Insight. “Through the combination of Microsoft Search and BA Insight’s software portfolio, customers are able to integrate external enterprise content repositories and applications into the search interface and new UIs that provide a better user experience.” Learn more about BA Insights' solutions at https://www.bainsight.com/whats-possible. 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__label__cc	0.64696	0.35304	WCC payments to four music venues helped local bands to keep playing Posted By lindsay On October 22, 2020 @ 2:44 am In Business,Entertainment,Politics,PressRelease \| Comments Disabled The Beths at San Fran News from WCC With 20,000 gigs cancelled in New Zealand during covid-19 restrictions, the Wellington City Council supported local independent music venues and talent to help the bands play on. San Fran, Meow, Rogue & Vagabond, and Valhalla were given funding to help keep their doors open while physical distancing requirements were in place – and their reports show this support was hugely appreciated by the venues and audiences. With social distancing restrictions in place, independent music venues in the city were struggling, so the City Council stepped in to offer a helping hand. “Music venues don’t have the turnover of multiple patrons over one night like bars and restaurants, and they and the musicians rely heavily on door takings which was seriously impacted during the transitioning alert levels,” says Mayor Andy Foster. “As these venues are self-sustaining for the most part, council officers worked to understand their business models and each venue’s specific issues and costs to allocate the compensation. “We’re so pleased to see all the venues achieved the targets outlined in their funding agreements, which included specific numbers of events and audience numbers.” The grants to support independent music venues were redirected from the 2019/20 venue subsidy – that would normally be used to help arts and community groups access Council venues but wasn’t spent due to the lockdown. The Council paid $25,000 to San Fran, $25,000 to Meow, $10,000 to Rogue & Vagabond, and $7,000 to Valhalla, to help with overhead costs and to support live events and local artists post lockdown. Valhalla venue owner Ben Mulchin says he is happy to report on the good results thanks to Council’s support. “Certainly having WCC social media help and the fact everyone wanted to party post COVID-19, we got well over 350 people attending all the events combined. All acts and artists were extremely happy to get paid, and have followed up with future bookings so the good vibes keep spreading. “Overall, I believe this funding not only gave the six sold out shows a bigger profile but also increased interest in booking and playing shows. Very useful – thanks guys,” he adds. Support for local music talent continues, with arts and culture funding recently going to a number of musical projects including the Wellington Symphonic Bands, Jazz Kōrero, Choirs Aotearoa NZ Trust, and the Hothouse Crew series – a group of recent music graduates running a series of gigs for emerging musical talent in Wellington. This funding supports our hothouse for talent priority and is a great follow up to the compensation we provided to musicians and music venues emerging into level 2 lockdown, says Grants Subcommittee Chair Councillor Fleur Fitzsimons. “Council funding has gone a long way towards providing additional support to the creative community which has been seriously affected by the challenges of COVID-19. “Independent venues in Wellington play a critical role in our music scene. Council support means they will contribute to our economic and creative recovery. “Access to the arts is a high priority for the city’s residents, so providing this support ensures local talent continues to be local, is diverse and available to all, strengthens our economy, and maintains our identity as the cultural centre of the country.” Applications are open for the next round of Arts and Culture funding at wellington.govt.nz/funding. The following are some comments from the venues in their report back to Wellington City Council. MEOW – Rahine O’Rielly: Overall I believe the series were very successful, the live streams were watched just shy of 15,000 times. Anecdotally we were told stories of people internationally tearing up watching the live streams as both playing or watching live music were still a long way off for them and we also heard from a lot of people within New Zealand how much they enjoyed watching the live streams. Talking to other business’ who also received financial support from WCC it made us all feel valued and appreciated as part of the creative community in Wellington and the value of this can’t be undervalued. The grant from the Council made it financially viable to provide work in these events but also provided a space to come together. San Fran – Ziggy Ziya: All the shows went very well and the value of the venue funding agreement was immense in the success of these shows. It allowed better production, reduced venue operating costs, better promotional spend by us and helped to build better existing relationships with you (WCC), local acts, promoters and technicians. Thank you so much. Your assistance with our business and the support is amazing. URL to article: http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=131915 [1] Image: http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/beths-at-san-fran.jpg	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line187
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__label__cc	0.63963	0.36037	of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions ENG \| FR \| ES \| RU Missions Structure Members Schedule Documents Contact us AICESIS-ILO Joint Database Date of entry: Member of AICESIS Member of ILO GREETINGS FROM THE NEW SECRETARY-GENERAL - Francisco GONZALEZ DE LENA These words of greetings to the AICESIS members, at the moment of my incorporation in their General Secretariat, are, first of all, words of gratitude. Thank you to all the members of the Board of Luxembourg, where the election of the new Secretary-General took place and to the Presidency of AICESIS of the Dominican ESC, under whose mandate this election took place. Thank you to Patrick Venturini for the great work done in the General Secretariat of AICESIS over the last ten years and, especially, for his invaluable help in this transition period. In the last eleven years I have worked for AICESIS from the CES of Spain and I have to say that this has been one of the most satisfactory experiences of my professional life. An experience that helped me to better understand the complexity of the global world, to value the importance of social dialogue and to recognize the role that an institution such as AICESIS can play in order to give social dialogue the place it deserves in this global world. When speaking about globalization, it is frequent to highlight the importance of networked work, the cooperation between the different actors who act in this scenario. I believe that AICESIS is a good example of this cooperative work in a global world, and the Secretary-General is precisely here to support this form of work. This is a task in which I will put all my professional effort in the next years, working together with the Deputy Secretaries. And it is a task for whose realization I dare to ask for the indispensable help of the AICESIS members. AICESIS MISSION The Association's objective is, with full respect towards the independence of each of its members, to encourage and promote dialogue and an exchange of views between its members and, at a wider level, to encourage dialogue between economic and social partners around the world. The Association has set itself the task of encouraging the creation of ESCs in countries which do not yet possess them. Through the AICESIS, newly set up ESCs can find a wealth of experience, good practices and assistance that they can adapt to their own economic, political, social and cultural situation and significantly improve civil society involvement in their national political decision-making process, thus strengthening social dialogue in their country. The Association's objective is, with full respect towards the independence of each of its members,to encourage and promote dialogue and an exchange of views between its members and, at a wider level, to encourage dialogue between economic and social partners around the world. The Association has set itself the task of encouraging the creation of ESCs in countries which do not yet possess them. Through the AICESIS, newly set up ESCs can find a wealth of experience, good practices and assistance that they can adapt to their own economic, political, social and cultural situation and significantly improve civil society involvement in their national political decision-making process, thus strengthening social dialogue in their country. The AICESIS also gives the opportunity to reach an international audience thanks to its existing partnerships with the United Nations and its agencies (ECOSOC, ILO, etc). Twitter Facebook Вконтакте Google Только латинские символы (a-z) и цифры (0-9). 2017 ECOSOC Working group: “Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world”: The Spanish ESC - rapporteur of this topic - sent the second note on April 24. Thank you for sending your comments by May 20 to allow the Rapporteur to draft the final text that will be read by the President or his Representative at the UN ECOSOC high level segment (New York, USA, July 2017). Summer 2017 (Algiers, Algeria): AICESIS International Summer School AICESIS news President news Members news Board news Newsletter Notes on Social Dialogue At the invitation of Dr. Martha Theodorou, AICESIS Chargée de mission on Communication, the Economic and Social Council of Jordan has prepared a note on the social dialogue in the country and the Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations of Sri Lankahas prepared a note on the social dialogue in the country. ESC of Bulgaria activities The Bulgarian ESC developed two opinions regarding the new European Directive on work-life balance. AICESIS Board Meeting and Open Workshop The AICESIS Board meeting was held on Thursday 7 March 2019 in Curacao upon the invitation of the ESC. This was the occasion to hold an open workshop to exchange experiences on digital revolution on Friday 8 March. Geneva International Seminar As part of the preparation of the general report on the main working theme of the Romanian Presidency of AICESIS for 2017-2019, AICESIS organized on 23 and 24 October in Geneva (Switzerland) in the ILO HQ an international seminar on the digital revolution with the aim of sharing experiences and good practices with ILO experts and among AICESIS members. This seminar had the honor of receiving at the opening the ILO Director General, Mr. Ryder, who will sign the renewal of the AICESIS-ILO partnership agreement. Are available the agreement and the presentations made during the seminar by the AICESIS members and the ILO expert. Paris General Assembly The AICESIS Board and General Assembly meetings held in Paris (France) on the 17-18 September 2018 proved to be a constructive success, thanks to the involvement of all and the kind hospitality and organization of the French ESEC. Once again, many thanks to our French friends. Are available the summary of decisions taken by the Board and the General Assembly as well as some of the presentaions and speeches made during the 2 days. Presidency activities Review of some activities done by the President BACIU since his appointment as President of AICESIS. Presidency Roadmap On the 7th of September, Mr. Iacob BACIU, President of the Romanian ESC was unanimously appointed as President of AICESIS by the Santo Domingo General Assembly (7-8 September 2017) Here is the roadmap of the AICESIS Romanian Presidency for 2017-2019. New President of AICESIS Inaugural speech of the new President of AICESIS, Mr. Iacob BACIU (ESC of Romania) to the General Assembly of AICESIS (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; 7-8 September 2017) ILO DG statement Guy RYDER, ILO Director-General, introduced the IMF Board a statement on the importance of social measures for more inclusive growth and to exit the low growth trap Chad new President The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ESCC) has a new President, Mr. Abderamane Mouctar MAHAMAT. Appointed ESCC Member by a presidential decree on 15 March 2016, he was unanimously elected President on March 22, 2016 during an extraordinary plenary assembly. Benin new SG Since April 8, 2016, the new Secretary General of the ESC is Mr. Charlemagne TOMAVO. His email address is: China (Shanghai) The Chinese ESC will host in August 2016 an international conference on "Technological progress, challenges and opportunities." Cameroon new SG Since December 2015, Mr. Emmanuel Samuel WONYU is the new SG of the ESC. Opinion concerning the remittance of taxes Saint Martin: Upon request of the Prime Minister, the SER published on 28th October an opinion concerning the remittance of taxes. http://www.sersxm.org/Pages/Advice.aspx Annual report on the state of Civil Society in Russia Russia: On 28th November 2014, the Civic Chamber submitted its annual report on the state of Civil Society in Russia. This document aims at addressing in particular civic institutions, providing them with some orientations on how to ensure their development and strengthening. https://www.oprf.ru/en/press/news/2014/newsitem/27172 2020 National Development Strategy Dominican Republic: The preliminary version of the report on the progress achieved during the first year of the implementation of the 2020 National Development Strategy was uploaded online. http://www.ces.org.do/2014/12/version-preliminar-del-informe-sobre-la.html Agreement on structural reforms of the Labor Market The Economic and Social Development Commission adopted on 23rd December 2014 an Agreement on structural reforms of the Labor Market. Women's rights: achievements, challenges and prospects Senegal: The Commission for Gender Equity and Good Governance of the Economic, Social and Environmental (ESEC) submitted a report on 'Women's rights: achievements, challenges and prospects.' In this report, the Council pointed out on the importance to build childcare facilities in prisons for children of women prisoners. http://www.ces.sn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=195:le-cese-recommande-la-construction-de-creches-et-garderies-dans-les-prisons-&catid=3:actualie&Itemid=32 Letter N° 83 / May-June 2018 The Board - held in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) on March 8, 2018 - decided to hold the next AICESIS General Assembly on September 17 and 18, 2018 in Paris (France) at the Palais d’Iena, French ESEC HQ… Letter N° 82 / March-April 2018 The AICESIS Board, held in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) on March 8, under the presidency of Mr. Iacob BACIU, President of AICESIS and President of the Romanian ESC, was a great success thanks to the involvement… Letter N° 81 / January-February 2018 The AICESIS General Secretary wishes to thank each of its members for their efforts and their strong involvement in AICESIS activities during year 2017. 2018 already promises to be full of events and… Letter N° 80 / December 2017 The General Secretary of AICESIS wishes you happy end of the year celebrations, and a happy new year 2018. It also thanks all of its members for their efforts and strong implication in AICESIS’… View all Schedule AICESIS schedule Meeting between the President of the CNES and the AICESIS SG Working Group meeting on the main theme “National human capital and new sources of national competitiveness” Place: 7/1 Miusskaya square, Moscow International Symposium on AICESIS Future Perspectives Meeting President ESC Dominican Republic and SG AICESIS 31 May - 3 June (Rabat, Morocco) 31 de mayo - 3 de junio (Rabat, Marruecos) 31 mai - 3 juin (Rabat, Maroc) 31 maggio - 3 giugno (Rabat, Marocco) Arab countries ESCs Summit ILO training Centro de Formación de la OIT OIT formation Romania - Europe European Public Conference European Conference AICESIS Summer School in Nalchik Moscow Region Civic Forum Towns join the fight against alcohol Meeting in Kiev January 30, 2014 Plenary and pictures of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant Visit Social Security and Social Welfare System for an inclusive society Social Security and Social Welfare… Partnership between the EESC Morocco and Senegal Public health Cordoba gives battle to cancer Audition Master Jean-Michel DARROIS Hearing of Mrs. Claude REVEL, Interministerial Delegate for business intelligence Plenary Assembly January 30, 2014 14:00 The Economic and Social Council (ESC) of Bulgaria celebrated ten years AICESIS documents Members documents As part of the preparation of the general report on the main working theme of the Romanian Presidency of AICESIS for 2017-2019, AICESIS organized on 23 and 24 October in Geneva (Switzerland) in the ILO HQ an international seminar on the digital revolution with the aim of sharing experiences and good practices with ILO experts and among AICESIS members. This seminar had the honor of receiving at the opening the ILO Director General, Mr. Ryder, who will sign the renewal of the AICESIS-ILO partnership agreement. Are available the agreement and the presentations made during the seminar by the AICESIS members and the ILO expert. ESC of Bulgaria News from the Bulgarian ESC and two recent resolutions UN report The new "Action Plan to prevent violent extremism" Report of the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon on 24 December 2015, which calls member countries to develop Action plan. France - Centre-Val de Loire Report on discrimination of the Regional ESEC of Centre-Val de Loire, adopted at the plenary session on February 1st, 2016. More reports on https://ceser.regioncentre.fr/home.html View all Analysis and interview Global Local "Transition from the informal economy to the formal economy" AICESIS Theme of the 2014 ILO International Conference of Labor "Transition from the informal economy to the formal economy" "PIBien be" joint Opinion Economic and Social Council - Higher Council for Sustainable Development MM.Gary Kneip, President of the ESC, Francis Schartz, Chairman of the CSDD, Serge Allegrezza, Chairman of the Working Committee AICESIS International round table Algiers – 11 September 2013 Main theme (2011-2013) PROMOTING EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIO-OCCUPATIONAL INTEGRATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE: WHAT ARE THE NEW ISSUES AND WHAT ROLE CAN ORGANISED CIVIL SOCIETY PLAY? CSR : a pathway towards economic, social and environmental transition Nation States are no longer the only players on the international stage. As a result of globalisation, new players, including the multinational enterprises (MNE), have emerged over the years, altering… MR. KRZYSZTOF BOBINSKI`S LETTER Thank you very much for your and the other signatories letter dated January 16 commenting on the Statement on Armenian Civil Society Organizations adopted… Brazil must get rich before it gets old President of Trevisan Business School and a member of CDES-Development Council Economic and Social Council Presidency. The family farming revolution "The current search is for truly sustainable farming systems that can meet the needs of food on the planet. And nothing is closer to the current… OKE opinion Economic and Social Committee (OKE) Greece: The OKE adopted an opinion on "the general principles of the social security reform", which was submitted to the Minister of Labour, Social Security and Social Solidarity on 17 December… French ESEC opinion Economic, Social and Environmental Council The French ESEC adopted an opinion on "International Migration" http://www.lecese.fr/travaux-publies/migrations-internationales-un-enjeu-plan-taire Any use of materials is allowed only if the agreement on the use of materials and if the reference aicesis.org. © 2014 The International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions AICESIS-ILO Joint Database www.aicesis.org	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line196
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__label__cc	0.591932	0.408068	News and Careers Advice Keep up to date with the latest news and careers advice 6 Skills That You Should Look for in Every CV As a recruiter it’s vital to be able to pinpoint relevant skills from an applicant’s CV, looking not only for industry-specific requirements but those strengths that can transition into any position. A recruiter needs to be able to go beyond the skills listed in an applicant’s CV, reviewing the candidate’s achievements, experiences and the results they have documented to uncover core skills that are fundamental for any role. These are 6 skills you should be looking for in any candidate’s CV. A candidate’s drive will be reflected in all aspects of their CV, through the way they detail their previous experience, their ambition to progress and develop as well as their motivation to achieve in any role they undertake. Look for result driven examples that document how they have contributed to company goals or achieved as an individual previously. This drive will not only be limited to work examples so also assess their educational or extra curriculum performance. You want to find a candidate who is passionate to deliver so look for highlights of previous accomplishments and how the applicant plans to replicate these types of results within a new role. The ability to work effectively in a team will be featured in a candidate’s CV through examples of how they have contributed to teams and assisted colleagues or clients to reach a shared target. Look out for a candidate’s aptitude to not only express their own responsibilities or achievements but instead link these to how their actions affected the overall team or organization. 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Consider situations where a candidate has shown their capacity for individual growth in their career and ways in which they have evaluated this long-term strategy. 5. Problem-solving Problem-solving can be demonstrated in a variety of ways, so as a recruiter you need to recognize how an applicant has shown this characteristic, review occasions where a candidate has worked through challenging factors to provide a solution. For example, in instances where an applicant has identified a problem and been able to bring forward new methods or ideas to overcome the issue. A strong problem solver will also be able to effectively define goals, assess alternatives and evaluate situations so you should be considering this when examining an applicant’s CV. 6. Negotiation Negotiating isn’t a skill just reserved for sales roles. Whether a candidate can negotiate with clients, suppliers or internal staff, the capacity to negotiate is a sort after skill. Identify occasions where the candidate has been able to bring a discussion to a successful conclusion whether this has taken place in team meetings, presentations or consultations with a client. Although, most candidates may not directly add this skill to their CV, especially if they aren’t applying for sales related positions, look for examples where the candidate has worked to find solutions or has overcome obstacles to obtain a required outcome. 4 Things to Factor into an Office Move Where are the Best Places in the UK to Find Work? Creating an EVP with Design Thinking 3 Common Misbeliefs About Video Interviews How to Invest in Employer Branding Leading Employer Brand in a Tech Company How Manual Workers Can Create the Perfect CV © At Recruit IT. All Rights Reserved \| Privacy Policy \| Cookie Policy \| Recruitment Website Design	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line205
__label__cc	0.719674	0.280326	Haven't tried it though, but it's free, so it couldn't hurt. Yuri said on January 18, 2006 Altova Enterprise XML Suite are simply unbeatable! :) http://www.altova.com Lance E. Leonard said on January 18, 2006 I second the Altova products. Been using it for years and it easily integrates into many development environments (visual studio, etc). Rainer said on January 18, 2006 this software is ridiculously expensive. I downloaded a trial and was sad I could not afford the thing: Tibco's TurboXML http://www.tibco.com/software/business_integration/turboxml.jsp they have other neat products for XML. Although they are a ESB shop. Edward O'Connor said on January 18, 2006 nxml-mode is a fantastic XML editing extention for Emacs: http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/NxmlMode I really can't imagine editing XML with anything else. Anup said on January 18, 2006 Jedit: http://www.jedit.org is now my editor of choice -- if you are willing to spend time customizing it. It has an extensible architecture, including xml plugins to pretty print, run XSLs, evaluate XPaths, etc. Takes a while to get used to, but you can customize most aspects of it (including the various keyboard shortcuts) I use XML Spy too -- the paid for version has an XSL debugger, but I have found myself only ever using it once or twice, in over 4 years of having it. Its pretty print it good, and xpath evaluator is handy too. However, the editor itself is awful in my opinion as it slows down if you have too a few files open for a long time, its search replace is slow and limited in features, etc! Justin Makeig said on January 19, 2006 I?m a big fan of the oXygen (http://oxygenxml.com) plugin for Eclipse (http://eclipse.org). It integrates well into the fee, flexible, cross-platform Eclipse IDE. It does validation/well-formed checking, XSLT and even comes with a visual schema editor and CSS and JavaScript editors. Jeff L said on January 19, 2006 I don't have a need for one often, but I've checked out a bunch of the freeware ones and XMLPad 2.0 was the best I came across... http://www.wmhelp.com/xmlpad2.htm Kaanon MacFarlane said on January 20, 2006 Uh.... I've always just used my favorite text editor. Altova's XML spy was a little too bloated for me. John Wrana said on February 20, 2006 CookTop (already mentioned in the first comment) works great with delicious syntax highlighting, auto-indentation and nice evaluation with preview as pure text or html. Really a nice piece of freeware. michael said on February 22, 2006 I like Cladonia Exchanger XML Lite, see: http://www.freexmleditor.com/ Steven said on March 09, 2007 I prefer EditiX because it is cross-platform and is a very good XML editor compared to other. It displays syntax error on the fly and shows always the current XPath location. It is ergonomic too. http://www.editix.com So everyone has their own favorite? Well, then i can add my favorite too: xmlBlueprint (www.xmlblueprint.com). Supports DTD, RelaxNG, XMLSchema and XSLT. It supports many different parsers (Xerces, etc.). The "intellisense" is quite good, and context sensitive, much better than XMLSpy! And, xmlBlueprint is cheaper (about $40) than many other XML editor. b said on September 27, 2007 This was a big disappointment. Most people simply said "oh, I use XYZ and like it". What we need are comparisons by people who have used a variety of editors over an extended period of time. mike said on October 30, 2008 I use a free one call editx at http://free.editix.com This is enough for me, have a look Rashed said on February 15, 2011 I have used two editors, one is Oxygen XML which is very popular (but someone has already mentioned this one). The second editor that I have used is Liquid XML editor and this is my favourite. It is ?￡65 (around $105) for the basic version so it is in a similar price bracket to the basic version of Oxygen XML and it supports XSLT, XQuery as well as allowing code generation with an XML Schema. My only quarrel with it is that it does not support RelaxNG. gigi said on March 07, 2011 I don't want to pay for a simple text editor, try this xml editor editiX free version	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line206
__label__cc	0.530243	0.469757	›Causeway Bay Construction Activities Works in Causeway Bay District are undertaken by three contracts: a) Tunnel (Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter Section) Contract (Contract No: HY/2009/15), b) Tunnel (Slip Road 8 Section) Contract (Contract No: HY/2010/08) and c) Tunnel Buildings, Systems and Fittings, and Works Associated with Tunnel Commissioning Contract (Contract No: HY/2011/08). a) Tunnel (Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter Section) (Contract No: HY/2009/15) This contract is for the construction of the tunnel sections underneath ex-Wan Chai Public Cargo Working Area, Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter and Cross Harbour Tunnel. The contract also includes the construction of a ventilation adit along the bottom part of the eastern breakwater of Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter. At the ex-Wan Chai Public Cargo Working Area, the tunnel construction was completed in end-March 2016 and the removal of the temporary reclaimation was completed in end-December 2016. The seabed concerned had been reinstated. At the mined tunnel section underneath Cross Harbour Tunnel, the excavation works was completed in end-April 2015 and the construction of tunnel structure was completed in October 2015. b) Tunnel (Slip Road 8 Section) (Contract No: HY/2010/08) This contract is for the construction of a 300-metre-long section of tunnel section under the seabed of Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter (CBTS) and a 150-meter-long slip road tunnel beneath the existing Victoria Park Road and the northern part of Victoria Park. c) Tunnel Buildings, Systems and Fittings, and Works Associated with Tunnel Commissioning (Contract No: HY/2011/08) This contract is for the construction of tunnel cladding works, installation of route-wide tunnel electrical and mechanical works as well as the traffic control and surveillance system. The contract scope also includes testing and commissioning works.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line217
__label__wiki	0.945095	0.945095	Home : Painterly : Spurll, Barbara Spurll, Barbara updated web site: http://www.barbaraspurll.com contact: Barbara Spurll email: barbara@barbaraspurll.com Born in the UK and raised in Winnipeg, Barbara started life drawing classes at age 16. Several years later she moved to Toronto to pursue her career in art. After studying fine art at The New School of Art and The Artists’ Workshop and illustration at George Brown College, Barbara launched her own free lance business. Her client list has included The Toronto Star, The Financial Post, Outdoor Canada Magazine, Dogs in Canada Magazine, Macleans, Chatelaine, The National Wildlife Federation, Owl and Chickadee Magazines, KidsCan Press, Scholastic Inc., McDonalds, Purina, Time Inc., Oxford University Press, Sears Canada, Storck, Nabisco and many others. Barbara has a number of award winning children’s picture books to her credit including Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper!, The Flying Tortoise and Emma’s Eggs. Her continuing pursuit of new horizons has led Barbara to establish a new alla prima style for her portrait work. Submitted by: barbaraspurll Added: Jan. 09, 2015 Last Modified: Jan. 15, 2021 Folioplanet - Copyright © 2018 - A part of the Group of Creative Services - Privacy Policy	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line228
__label__cc	0.548971	0.451029	Death Stranding Coming to PC Summer 2020 Posted October 28, 2019 by Casey Scheld in News Kojima Productions took to Twitter to announce that Death Stranding will come to the PC in the early summer of 2020. You can view the Tweet below: Thanks to all of you who have been supporting #DEATHSTRANDING! DEATH STRANDING release on PS4 is November 8, 2019!! Furthermore, KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS is happy to announce that DEATH STRANDING will be coming to PC in early summer of 2020!!#kojimaproductions #deathstrandingpc pic.twitter.com/Sk4clWWY1X — Kojima Productions (@KojiPro2015_EN) October 28, 2019 Developed by director Hideo Kojima, Death Stranding is an action “strand” game that has the deliveryman Sam (Norman Reedus) travel across the United Cities. The title features an open world, and features explorable grasslands and forests, tundra and snow-covered mountain ranges, and reddish dusty dryland. Those that want to bring a friend along can enjoy the title with others via the “Social Strand System” asynchronous multiplayer. For those who do not want to wait that long, the game is set to come to the PlayStation 4 on November 8. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Gets Gameplay Teaser Take an in-engine look at GSC Game World’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 with the latest gameplay teaser for the game Persona 5 Strikers Gets All-Out-Attack Trailer Get immersed in the action of Omega Factor and Atlus West’s Persona 5 Strikers with the latest trailer for the game The Medium Gets Live Action Trailer Get ready for Bloober Team’s upcoming psychological horror title The Medium with the latest live action trailer for the game New Pokemon Snap Releasing April 30 Shutterbugs the world over will be able to get their new assignment when New Pokemon Snap releases for the Nintendo Switch on April 30, 2021 Tags: News, PC News	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line229
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__label__cc	0.632393	0.367607	IBECnet FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS FOR INDUSTRY AND HOSPITALS FOR PUBLIC AND PRESS by Keyword: Calibration By year:[ 2021 \| 2020 \| 2019 \| 2018 \| 2017 \| 2016 \| 2015 \| 2014 \| 2013 \| 2012 \| 2011 \| 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 ] Solórzano, A., Rodríguez-Pérez, R., Padilla, M., Graunke, T., Fernandez, L., Marco, S., Fonollosa, J., (2018). Multi-unit calibration rejects inherent device variability of chemical sensor arrays Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 265, 142-154 Inherent sensor variability limits mass-production applications for metal oxide (MOX) gas sensor arrays because calibration for replicas of a sensor array needs to be performed individually. Recently, calibration transfer strategies have been proposed to alleviate calibration costs of new replicas, but they still require the acquisition of transfer samples. In this work, we present calibration models that can be extended to uncalibrated replicas of sensor arrays without acquiring new samples, i.e., general or global calibration models. The developed methodology consists in including multiple replicas of a sensor array in the calibration process such that sensor variability is rejected by the general model. Our approach was tested using replicas of a MOX sensor array in the classification task of six gases and synthetic air, presented at different background humidity and concentration levels. Results showed that direct transfer of individual calibration models provides poor classification accuracy. However, we also found that general calibration models kept predictive performance when were applied directly to new copies of the sensor array. Moreover, we explored, through feature selection, whether particular combinations of sensors and operating temperatures can provide predictive performances equivalent to the calibration model with the complete array, favoring thereby the existence of more robust calibration models. Keywords: Gas sensor array, MOX sensor, Robust calibration, Calibration transfer, Machine olfaction Fonollosa, J., Fernández, L., Gutiérrez-Gálvez, A., Huerta, R., Marco, S., (2016). Calibration transfer and drift counteraction in chemical sensor arrays using Direct Standardization Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 236, 1044-1053 Inherent variability of chemical sensors makes it necessary to calibrate chemical detection systems individually. This shortcoming has traditionally limited usability of systems based on metal oxide gas sensor arrays and prevented mass-production for some applications. Here, aiming at exploring calibration transfer between chemical sensor arrays, we exposed five twin 8-sensor detection units to different concentration levels of ethanol, ethylene, carbon monoxide, or methane. First, we built calibration models using data acquired with a master unit. Second, to explore the transferability of the calibration models, we used Direct Standardization to map the signals of a slave unit to the space of the master unit in calibration. In particular, we evaluated the transferability of the calibration models to other detection units, and within the same unit measuring days apart. Our results show that signals acquired with one unit can be successfully mapped to the space of a reference unit. Hence, calibration models trained with a master unit can be extended to slave units using a reduced number of transfer samples, diminishing thereby calibration costs. Similarly, signals of a sensing unit can be transformed to match sensor behavior in the past to mitigate drift effects. Therefore, the proposed methodology can reduce calibration costs in mass-production and delay recalibrations due to sensor aging. Acquired dataset is made publicly available. Keywords: Calibration transfer, Chemical sensors, Direct Standardization, Electronic nose, MOX sensors, Public dataset Fernandez, L., Guney, S., Gutierrez-Galvez, A., Marco, S., (2016). Calibration transfer in temperature modulated gas sensor arrays Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 231, 276-284 Abstract Shifts in working temperature are an important issue that prevents the successful transfer of calibration models from one chemical instrument to another. This effect is of special relevance when working with gas sensor arrays modulated in temperature. In this paper, we study the use of multivariate techniques to transfer the calibration model from a temperature modulated gas sensor array to another when a global change of temperature occurs. To do so, we built 12 identical master sensor arrays composed of three different types of commercial Figaro sensors and acquired a dataset of sensor responses to three pure substances (ethanol, acetone and butanone) dosed at 7 concentrations. The master arrays are then shifted in temperature (from âˆ’50 to 50 Â°C, Î”T = 10 Â°C) and considered as slave arrays. Data correction is performed for an increasing number of transfer samples with 4 different calibration transfer techniques: Direct Standardization, Piece-wise Direct Standardization, Orthogonal Signal Correction and Generalized Least Squares Weighting. In order to evaluate the performance of the calibration transfer, we compare the Root Mean Square Error of Prediction (RMSEP) of master and slave arrays, for each instrument correction. Best results are obtained from Piece-wise Direct standardization, which exhibits the lower RMSEP values after correction for the smaller number of transfer samples. Keywords: Calibration transfer, Gas sensor array, MOX, Temperature modulation Fonollosa, J., Neftci, E., Huerta, R., Marco, S., (2015). Evaluation of calibration transfer strategies between Metal Oxide gas sensor arrays Procedia Engineering EUROSENSORS 2015 , Elsevier (Freiburg, Germany) 120, 261-264 Abstract Inherent variability of chemical sensors makes necessary individual calibration of chemical detection systems. This shortcoming has traditionally limited usability of systems based on Metal Oxide (MOX) sensor arrays and prevented mass-production for some applications. Here, aiming at exploring transfer calibration between electronic nose systems, we exposed five identical 8-sensor detection units to controlled gas conditions. Our results show that a calibration model provides more accurate predictions when the tested board is included in the calibration dataset. However, we show that previously built calibration models can be extended to other units using a reduced number of measurements. While baseline correction seems imperative for successful baseline correction, among the different tested strategies, piecewise direct standardization provides more accurate predictions. Keywords: Electronic nose, Calibration, MOX sensor, Machine Olfaction Gramse, G., Kasper, M., Fumagalli, L., Gomila, G., Hinterdorfer, P., Kienberger, F., (2014). Calibrated complex impedance and permittivity measurements with scanning microwave microscopy Nanotechnology 25, (14), 145703 (8) We present a procedure for calibrated complex impedance measurements and dielectric quantification with scanning microwave microscopy. The calibration procedure works in situ directly on the substrate with the specimen of interest and does not require any specific calibration sample. In the workflow tip-sample approach curves are used to extract calibrated complex impedance values and to convert measured S11 reflection signals into sample capacitance and resistance images. The dielectric constant of thin dielectric SiO2 films were determined from the capacitance images and approach curves using appropriate electrical tip-sample models and the Îµr value extracted at f = 19.81 GHz is in good agreement with the nominal value of Îµr âˆ¼ 4. The capacitive and resistive material properties of a doped Si semiconductor sample were studied at different doping densities and tip-sample bias voltages. Following a simple serial model the capacitance-voltage spectroscopy curves are clearly related to the semiconductor depletion zone while the resistivity is rising with falling dopant density from 20 Î© to 20 kÎ©. The proposed procedure of calibrated complex impedance measurements is simple and fast and the accuracy of the results is not affected by varying stray capacitances. It works for nanoscale samples on either fully dielectric or highly conductive substrates at frequencies between 1 and 20 GHz. Keywords: Complex impedance, Dielectric constant, Nanotechnology: calibration, Resistivity, Scanning microwave microscopy Fernandez, L., Marco, S., (2014). Calibration transfer between e-noses Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU) Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2014 22nd , IEEE (Trabzon, Turkey) , 650-653 Electronic nose is an instrument which is composed of gas sensor array and pattern recognition unit. It is generally used for classifying, identifying or quantifying the odors or volatile organic components for these commonly used devices, calibration transfer is an important issue because of differences in each instrument, sensor drift, changes in environmental conditions or background changes. Calibration transfer is a transfer of model between different instruments which have different conditions. In this study, calibration transfer is applied to the e-noses which have different temperature conditions. Also the results of the direct standardization, piecewise direct standardization and orthogonal signal correction which are different calibration methods were compared. The results of the piecewise direct standardization method are more successful than the other methods for the dataset which is used in this study. Keywords: Calibration, Conferences, Electronic noses, Ethanol, Instruments, Signal processing, Standardization Malandrino, Andrea, Noailly, J., Lacroix, Damien, (2013). Regional annulus fibre orientations used as a tool for the calibration of lumbar intervertebral disc finite element models Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering , 16, (9), 923-928 The collagen network of the annulus fibrosus largely controls the functional biomechanics of the lumbar intervertebral discs (IVDs). Quantitative anatomical examinations have shown bundle orientation patterns, possibly coming from regional adaptations of the annulus mechanics. This study aimed to show that the regional differences in annulus mechanical behaviour could be reproduced by considering only fibre orientation changes. Using the finite element method, a lumbar annulus was modelled as a poro-hyperelastic material in which fibres were represented by a direction-dependent strain energy density term. Fibre orientations were calibrated to reproduce the annulus tensile behaviours measured for four different regions: posterior outer, anterior outer, posterior inner and anterior inner. The back-calculated fibre angles and regional patterns as well as the global disc behaviour were comparable with anatomical descriptions reported in the literature. It was concluded that annulus fibre variations might be an effective tool to calibrate lumbar spine IVD and segment models. Keywords: Intervertebral disc, Annulus fibrosus, Model calibration, Fibre orientation Pomareda, Víctor, Guamán, Ana V., Mohammadnejad, Masoumeh, Calvo, Daniel, Pardo, Antonio, Marco, Santiago, (2012). Multivariate curve resolution of nonlinear ion mobility spectra followed by multivariate nonlinear calibration for quantitative prediction Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems , 118, 219-229 In this work, a new methodology to analyze spectra time-series obtained from ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) has been investigated. The proposed method combines the advantages of multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) for an optimal physical and chemical interpretation of the system (qualitative information) and a multivariate calibration technique such as polynomial partial least squares (poly-PLS) for an improved quantification (quantitative information) of new samples. Ten different concentrations of 2-butanone and ethanol were generated using a volatile generator based on permeation tubes. The different concentrations were measured with IMS. These data present a non-linear behaviour as substance concentration increases. Although MCR-ALS is based on a bilinear decomposition, non-linear behaviour can be modelled adding new components to the model. After spectral pre-processing, MCR-ALS was applied aiming to get information about the ionic species that appear in the drift tube and their evolution with the analyte concentration. By resolving the IMS data matrix, concentration profiles and pure spectra of the different ionic species have been obtained for both analytes. Finally, poly-PLS was used in order to build a calibration model using concentration profiles obtained from MCR-ALS for ethanol and 2-butanone. The results, with more than 99% of explained variance for both substances, show the feasibility of using MCR-ALS to resolve IMS datasets. Furthermore, similar or better prediction accuracy is achieved when concentration profiles from MCR-ALS are used to build a calibration model (using poly-PLS) compared to other standard univariate and multivariate calibration methodologies. Keywords: Ion Mobility Spectrometry, Multivariate Curve Resolution, Gas phase ion chemistry, Multivariate calibration Caballero, D., Villanueva, G., Plaza, J. A., Mills, C. A., Samitier, J., Errachid, A., (2010). Sharp high-aspect-ratio AFM tips fabricated by a combination of deep reactive ion etching and focused ion beam techniques Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology , 10, (1), 497-501 The shape and dimensions of an atomic force microscope tip are crucial factors to obtain high resolution images at the nanoscale. When measuring samples with narrow trenches, inclined sidewalls near 90 or nanoscaled structures, standard silicon atomic force microscopy (AFM) tips do not provide satisfactory results. We have combined deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) and focused ion beam (FIB) lithography techniques in order to produce probes with sharp rocket-shaped silicon AFM tips for high resolution imaging. The cantilevers were shaped and the bulk micromachining was performed using the same DRIE equipment. To improve the tip aspect ratio we used FIB nanolithography technique. The tips were tested on narrow silicon trenches and over biological samples showing a better resolution when compared with standard AFM tips, which enables nanocharacterization and nanometrology of high-aspect-ratio structures and nanoscaled biological elements to be completed, and provides an alternative to commercial high aspect ratio AFM tips. Keywords: Atomic-Force Microscope, Carbon nanotube tips, Probes, Roughness, Cells, Microfabrication, Calibration, Surfaces Casamitjana, M., Pérez, M. C., Aranda, J., Montseny, E., Martin, E. X., (2010). Reliable 3D reconstruction extending pixel-level certainty measures IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy 2010 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence , IEEE (Barcelona, Spain) , 1-7 A new method for obtaining a three-dimensional volumetric reconstruction from a set of views improving the classical Shape from Silhouette method (SFS) is presented. SFS approaches can be easily accelerated through hardware and software techniques but they are very sensible to errors arising during calibration and segmentation processes so they present difficulties when dealing with real images. This paper proposes a new algorithm which uses the information about pixel segmentation uncertainty contained in each view in order to get a reliable 3D reconstruction of the scene. Aggregation of the projected uncertainties permits to classify scene's voxels by means of a decision rule but also makes it possible to create a three-dimensional confidence map of the scene. As a consequence, the regions where more information is needed can be foreseen. Sample reconstructions from real image sets are presented and evaluated. Keywords: Calibration, Image classification, Image reconstruction, Image segmentation, 3D reconstruction, Calibration process, Decision rule, Hardware technique, Pixel segmentation, Pixel-level certainty measures, Scene voxel classification, Segmentation process, Shape from silhouette method, Software technique, Three-dimensional confidence map, Three-dimensional volumetric reconstruction Udina, S., Pardo, A., Marco, S., Santander, J., Fonseca, L., (2008). Thermoelectric MEMS sensors for natural gas analysis Electronic Proceedings of the Seventh IEEE Sensors Conference 2008 Sensors, 2008 IEEE (ed. Frech, P., Siciliano, P.), IEEE (Lecce, Italy) , 1364-1367 T Multivariate data analysis techniques have been used for the first time in thermoelectric MEMS sensors in order to determine the composition of natural gas mixtures. Experimental measurements with different thermoelectric devices have been performed, the gathered data have been used to calibrate the sensor responses to four main components of natural gas: CH4, C2H6, N2 and CO2. Presence of the three first components was predicted with good accuracy while CO2 prediction was poor. Presented results indicate that thremoelectric sensors operated at different heater temperatures open the possibility of low-cost natural gas analysis. Keywords: Natural gas, Multivariate calibration, Thermal conductivity, Thermal sensor Joint Units Visitors and Sabbaticals Opportunities for PIs / Seniors © Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) \| Baldiri Reixac, 10-12 \| 08028 Barcelona, Spain \| Tel. +34 934 039 706 Contact webmaster re. broken links We use cookies to ensure that you have the best experience on our site. If you continue to use it, we'll assume you're happy with that.I'm happy	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line246
__label__wiki	0.5842	0.5842	Pluralism in a Multicultural Civil Society: Losing My Religion? by Ruthanne Crapo This post is part of an ongoing symposium interacting with Lambert Zuidervaart's book Religion, Truth, and Social Transformation: Essays in Reformational Philosophy. For more responses to the book, see our table of contents. I am honored to contribute to the generative conversation surrounding Lambert Zuidervaart’s recent work highlighting the nascent and formative value of reformational philosophy, past and present. I want to weave my own comments in alignment with the valuable remarks already made. Jonathan Chaplin’s detailed and probing analysis of this same chapter to which I am also responding covered the expanse of Zuidervaart’s argument and details, the promise and possibilities of his work, within the broader scope of political theory. Given such a lucid account of the theoretical poles of Zuidervaart’s argument, I feel free to make mine more narrative. In the analysis of the first chapter on social transformation Clinton Stockwell noted, “We live in a radically changing pluralistic world that is becoming even more urban, global and culturally diverse daily. So, how can I approach the question of what makes for a ‘good city’ as a Reformed Christian in the context of radical pluralism?” In my own contribution, I want to extend Stockwell’s query toward the question Zuidervaart points us toward in this second chapter on social transformation, namely, to what extent should religion be a part of the state, the public sphere, and is it good in these spaces? In this post I will flesh out such possibilities with the concerns of my own students and how to engage the dialectic Zuidervaart so aptly proposes. I suggest that Zuidervaart’s work in this chapter is most compelling because it analyzes religion broadly, or as a universal human phenomenon, and offers a distinctly philosophical engagement, resisting a facile public/private relegation of religion. Such a natural account of religion permits individuals and groups from an extensive array of religious and non-religious commitments to dialogue with his work. I offer such an engagement with the particular microcosm of my own institutional setting. Like Clinton’s multicultural neighborhood, I teach philosophy to disparate groups of religious and non-religious students at an urban two-year state college in Minnesota. With an average age of 28, our students speak over 86 different dialects, nearly half are Pell eligible (meaning they qualify in the U.S. as low-income) and one third are first generation college students. Like many of our growing urban communities, the diversity is truly global: Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Catholics, Protestants, Sikhs, Buddhists, shamanic practices, pagans, and atheist/agnostics all study, work, and collaborate on shared projects of social transformation via the institution of state sponsored higher education. Much of the philosophy of our department is centered appropriately on the concerns of our students, meaning our philosophical queries tend to contextualize the propositional nature of the discipline as embedded within issues of social and political struggle. I typically select readings and assignments that probe critiques of institutional racism, sexism, classism, post-colonialism, global inequity, environmental justice, mass-incarceration, GLBTQ rights, Islamophobia, and the rights of global migrants. In other words, we investigate the ways that “let suffering speak,”[1] particularly injustices that the state’s power and purview complicate. Even in a state as “nice” as Minnesota, my students typically do not agree on the problems or solutions to these issues and concerns, and inevitably, they vary in their commitment that religion could be part of any public benefit. Even in a state as “nice” as Minnesota, my students typically do not agree on the problems or solutions to these issues and concerns, and inevitably, they vary in their commitment that religion could be part of any public benefit. Recently a student stated, “Religion is intrinsically oppressive, irrational, and dangerous.” Another added, “There seems to be something especially wrong with the Christian religion in particular.” While I disagree, I can sympathize with these remarks. We had just concluded a unit on the Dakota genocide and the role of Christian missionaries in separating Dakota children from their parents; these same missionaries quipped that they needed to beat the “savage” out of the children in order to “save” their souls.[2] Even the mention of religion and students may reflexively regurgitate the new atheist’s familiar warnings of institutional religion as a “dangerous meme”[3] citing well-trodden examples: its collusion with colonialism and empire building; its justification of slavery and sexism; its decidedly homophobic stance; its lackluster response to environmental degradation; violent conflicts like the crusades, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the Bosnian genocide; and fanatical movements such as Jonestown, Boko Haram’s abductions, and the ISIS caliphates. Zuidervaart’s characterization of religion acknowledges Hegel’s notion of inwardness or subjective rationality (as opposed to the objective rationality Hegel associates with the state), but he adds, religion is also “a distinctive array of or practices and organizations . . . already institutionalized . . . they are thoroughly intersubjective” (238). The intersubjective quality of religion moves it beyond the personal and the private. Given this conception of religion as intersubjective, I am wondering if Zuidervaart’s religious intersubjectivity entails a rationality of its own—an intersubjective rationality or “logic”. Could this intersubjective rationality necessitate an objectivity of its own—namely, good ethics? Philosophers like Emanuel Lévinas and Luce Irigaray have highlighted the intersubjective and ethical capacity of religion, its ability to recognize others as subjects in their own right, and the respect for others that an intersubjective religion ought to augur.[4] Zuidervaart engages the social and cultural quality of subjects with or in the world as a normative feature of religion. Therefore, he lifts religion away from its “other-worldly” caricature and normativizes it as a human phenomenon, such that religiously diverse people can critically engage it. But he does not leave religion as a mere sum of human behaviors. He distinguishes between spirituality and religion, situating the former as “the all-encompassing orientation or direction of people’s lives and of their culture and society” (239). This kind of religion, he clarifies, shows up in institutional settings, even religious ones, but is broader and less distinctive, helping us answer questions like what is important or what matters most? But the latter, religion proper, he suggests is “institutionalized worship and faith . . . practices and organizations that have their own legitimacy and worth in relationship to other institutions” (239). This kind of religion doesn’t just show up in institutional settings (like religious ones), it intersects or is an institutional contender with other organizations (such as kinship, economics, economy and education). Moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt also frames religion as a human or cultural phenomenon of evolutionary adaptation. His work focuses more on the sense of religion Zuidervaart terms “spirituality” and Haidt records how insights from human anthropology, evolution, and social science could explain religion as an occurrence of group or cultural adaptation, rather than a pathological meme.[5] As Haidt explains in his popular Ted Talk, religion may be a way we have evolved our human compulsion to move from ordinary secular individualism toward a sacred transcendence of shared cooperation and collective goods and aims. In his framework, Haidt offers a way to accept the evolutionary nature of what Zuidervaart terms spirituality, but does not indicate a way that these spiritual organizations could cooperate or integrate properly with the state’s other institutions, which also have “spiritual” senses. When my students discuss Haidt’s conception of religion, they nod their heads in agreement that they are surprisingly religious or spiritual. Many acknowledge this profound drive to experience transcendence, but balk at religion’s traditional gateways for communal association. Others are excited to hear a voice of legitimacy within the academy for their religious identification. But when associating religion with the state, they commonly fear the other religion’s overreach, the other religion’s inwardness, and the other religion’s lack of objectivity in regard to its ethical accountability. This is the value I understand in Zuidervaart’s contribution, a precise and limiting account of religion proper. Yet, I also wonder about religion as a “worshipful disclosure of the source of ultimate sustenance” as ultimate claims are precisely what can negate good ethics. How do we navigate the dialectic of ultimate claims and the ethics of intersubjectivity? I suggest Zuidervaart helps navigate this tension when he writes that disclosure and claims of religion may be more than propositional. If religion’s formation isn’t merely driven by its own propositional teachings and dogmas, then it can respect the intersubjective sustenance associated with the “face of the other.” As Irigaray suggests, religions could be ethically accountable based upon non-discursive propositional claims, like breathing well with others. The universality of treating well all the bodies upon which our ultimate claims, rituals and practices affect, can be heard. The spiritual song of the bird, the disclosure of the humming bee, or the hiss of the snake may also point us toward the shared earth as a communal source of ultimate sustenance for many of the earth’s most precarious inhabitants.[6] Zuidervaart describes this as, “holding open possibilities for greater interconnected flourishing in the contemporary world” (243). If religion’s formation isn’t merely driven by its own propositional teachings and dogmas, then it can respect the intersubjective sustenance associated with the “face of the other.” He suggests that the dialectical relationship between religion and the constitutional democratic state has positive value, in that the state provides political and legal integration for distinct religious organizations. He offers three ways the state addresses public justice: protecting plurality of distinctive institutions, adjudicating claims of cultural pluralism, and protecting individuals from injustices at the hands of other or ensuring no one is bereft of state benefits afforded to them. His argument helps make sense of how to maneuver through difficult spaces where these institutions might collide. As I return to my students, one cursory example of such tensions that they raise is the hijab in the public space. They choose to debate this cultural garment as a symbol of the difference between religious values and the freedoms associated with western secularism. One student declared the hijab oppressive, an example of religion wrongly pressing women into ancient practices and rituals of modesty. But another student acknowledged that the state should protect a woman’s right to wear the hijab as the garment could mean a multiplicity of things to the women who wear them, including social and political differentiation from a western capitalist consumer fashion industry whose environmental and economic consequences overwhelmingly damage the lives of poor people in particular.[7] The state's job isn’t to demand that people wear the hijab (although it may make claims of public decency), but it may be to ensure the freedom or right to do so.[8] Even so, many of my students agree to at least a benign “presence” of religious difference, but chafe at the thought of religion influencing the state. This is the other side of dialectic—how can religion benefit the state? In this regard I appreciate Zuidervaart's prophetic depiction of how the dialectic tensions between religion and the state can benefit the public sphere. With legitimate public space he suggests religion can undertake a “critical freedom to envision what justice requires, to resist state sponsored injustice, and to lend a voice to the marginalized and oppressed in society” (243). Indeed, it is religious people’s distinctive faith practices and worship that may point them toward peculiar questions of flourishing and the interconnection they share with all, the vision beyond the state’s mandate. As Zuidervaart highlights, It is precisely religion’s unique discursive domain to articulate collectively utopias and dystopias (justice and injustice). This propensity to imagine new horizons of justice, to be dissatisfied with the personal or communal status quo, makes possible a religious community’s proficiency to be with and speak out on behalf of those who are marginalized by the state’s, at worst, imperious power, or, benignly, bureaucratic machinations. While Ziudervaart’s examples seem to ring true with a Muslim sense of justice, or a Jewish notion of shalom, my pagan colleague rebuts, but they (institutionalized religions) hardly ever do this work of religion with the interconnected flourishing of all. How will this theory help us when religion runs roughshod daily? And this is why my students often turn to what Zuidervaart observes as the “social economy” of civil society, “an economy to which considerations of solidarity take precedence over efficiency, productivity, and maximal consumption” (245). The social economy is many of my younger student’s religious space. Several of the Millennials in my courses buy into the notion of the social economy and long to push the world in directions that make sense of the absolute freedom, gutted of any strict meaning, that they are offered. Adrift, isolated, and technocratically consuming and consumed, they may be longing to find meaning, real connection. Zuidervaart claims that religion may aid them as an incubator and a disturber of civil-societal patterns. As an incubator this often surfaces as my students “experiment” with a number of religious practices, synthesizing them to explore their burgeoning social values. My students are drawn toward practices of mindfulness to help improve their sense of grit and challenge institutionalized education’s emphasis on the “right” answer; they practice yoga to align their chakras and to lower their anxiety so they can attend to virtues like simplicity; and they join their Muslim friends in Ramadan fasting, giving to the poor in their own circles of friendship. As disturbers of civil-society, my Muslim students may jihad against gender injustice, Islamophobia, and institutionalized racism. They understand their protest to be intrinsically tied to their identity as Muslims honoring Allah. My Christian students might begin protesting environmental consumption that leads to suffering (human or not). My non-religious students wonder how religion can do such good, as in these cases, and also do such evil (as in the former examples). They don’t trust its institutionalized character. But it is the appeal to a social economy, as Zuidervaart describes, that may woo them. Many of my students have argued for such a space as the best chance for a just society. As poorer college students at the margins of higher education, they understand that the economy does not have a just orientation. But they also acknowledge the complication of that economy coming from the state. The irony of Zuidervaart’s suggestion that this economy could be sourced with religious communities and civil groups means the public sphere could gain what they so desperately desire—an economy beyond market aims. But which bodies receive these economic benefits? If only religious ones do, then the benefit is unjust. While there are tensions between religion and civic-sector organizations both could cooperate to sustain these more than market economies. In this arena, religious communities would have to lean heavily on the intersubjective quality of religion, meaning it must be open to the broader community writ large. I wonder if religions are ready to forge these agreements. This is probably the greater work that must be done—how to bring together religious groups, especially privileged ones, away from their position of social dominance and work cooperatively with disparate groups in order to secure a greater social economy for all. The irony of Zuidervaart’s suggestion that [a state] economy could be sourced with religious communities and civil groups means the public sphere could gain what [my students] so desperately desire—an economy beyond market aims. Finally, he concludes with a warning against the kind of anecdote my husband often laments from his childhood—the politicians dancing across the religious stage, aligning their words with the creeds of that body, while generally denying benefits and rights to the bodies who do not affirm these credos. Zuidervaart offers a lively challenge of “authentication of religious truth” that is invitational and public. Such an authentication moves beyond protecting one’s own discursive justifications and toward democratic communication. What more could my students need to satisfy their concerns that religion belongs legitimately within the purview of the state and can aid civil society? Namely, that they don’t “feel” the force of this theory. The motions of religions are overwhelmingly negative. But as I teach and share insights like the ones Zuidervaart details, I hear a shifting tone. One student confessed, “Perhaps I have been as judgmental of religion as I assumed it was of me.” I suggest that Zuidervaart’s work on this chapter is imperative, not only to legitimate and secure the space of those who want to develop a co-relationship of religion with the state and civil society, but also, so the members outside religion can orient themselves rightly to the joys, intimacy, and justice that religious communities, with their best senses, ought to offer. [1] I am of course highlighting Zuidervaart’s deployment of Adorno’s quotation in his epilogue of this same book, which was also his inaugural address at the ICS. As a sidebar, I am pleased to say, I was in the audience listening with the ears of a junior member at the ICS in 2003 (317). [2] For more on the Dakota genocide see Angela Waziyatawin’s account of wasicu invasion and her argument that imperial American settler society and the U.S. state and federal government have violated the human rights of indigenous persons. See Angela Cavender. Wilson, What Does Justice Look Like?: The Struggle for Liberation in Dakota Homeland (St. Paul, MN: Living Justice Press, 2008), 1-70. [3] Richard Dawkins began calling dangerous or toxic ideas that become self-replicating “memes” and Daniel Dennett extends the analysis of religiously living ideas in excess of human rationality which spread throughout culture. See Daniel C. Dennett, Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (New York: Viking, 2006). [4] For general examples of the religious ethics of these philosophers see Emmanuel Lévinas, Totality and Infinity; an Essay on Exteriority, trans. Alphonso Lingis (Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University Press, 1969); Luce Irigaray, Luce Irigaray: Key Writings (London: Continuum, 2004), 145-194. [5] See Jonathan Haidt, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (New York: Pantheon Books, 2012), 292-6. [6] In my thesis I outline how to deploy Irigaray’s animal compassion toward a practical ethics of environmental sustainability and religious inclusivity. See Ruthanne S. Crapo, "The Way of Love: Practicing an Irigarayan Ethic" (Doctoral thesis, Vrije Universiteit, 2016), 233-86. [7] For a fuller account of this argument see Sa'diyya Shaikh, "Transforming Feminisms: Islam, Women, and Gender Justice.," ed. Omid Safi, in Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender and Pluralism (Oxford: Oneworld, 2003), 147-162. [8] For a pertinent example of this question see the Supreme Court ruling on Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. (2015). Ruthanne Crapo studied philosophy with Lambert Zuidervaart at the Institute for Christian Studies and had the privilege of learning with many of the contributors to this series. She recently defended her doctoral thesis at the Free University in Amsterdam and teaches and lives in Minneapolis with her spouse and two children. Ron Kuipers Monday, April 25, 2016 Just wanted to say that I really appreciate this thick narrative, especially as it pertains to the impact the understanding of faith and religion you learned (at least in part!) at ICS has on a pluralist student body. Good stuff! The Future of Critical Theory Probing the Contours and Foundations of a Reformat... Pluralism in a Multicultural Civil Society: Losing... Speaking Truth to “Power”, Calling “Truth-Tellers”... The Homeless God Beyond Political Augustinianism Vollenhoven: Base Camps and Expeditions, Chemistry... Beyond Humanism and Posthumanism: On Hendrik Hart’... 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__label__cc	0.572169	0.427831	Endeavour, 2020 When hour and minute hands meet again at 12 on the clock tower, the 365 days we spent together will come to an end; when the first rays of the New Year leap over the horizon, the new hopes are coming with 2020. At this beautiful moment of bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new, we would like to extend our sincere New Year greetings and best wishes to all the teachers, students and staff of Soochow University, as well as all the alumni at home and abroad, and all friends from all walks of life who care about and support the construction and development of Soochow University. The year of 2019 marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. In the past year, we comprehensively reviewed the brilliant achievements we had made over the past 70 years, and made an affectionate confession to ourmotherland with a heart as sincere as a child’s, thus building up the mighty and majestic strength of the new era. The year of 2019 also witnessed Soochow University to forge ahead its ‘double first-class’ construction. In the past year, all Soochowers carried the original mission on their shoulders, and achieved one moment of glory after another with decisive and steadfast actions. Looking back on 2019, we were all working hard, we were all dreamers. 2019, we wholeheartedlyimmersed ourselves in the ‘road’, with sonorous and forceful footsteps! In the face of the fierce competition in the higher education sector, we did not hesitate, we werenot impetuous, and we fought with full force and advanced at a gallop. In the year of 2019, we deepened reform and innovation program:the ‘first-class’ undergraduate action plan, the comprehensive reform of graduate education, and the incentive plan for frontier discipline have all been implemented effectively;further progress has also been made in the construction of‘SoochowUniversity in the Cloud’ program, in the reform of personnel system, and in the restructuring of school-affiliated enterprises. In the year of 2019, our students marched forward regardless of trials and hardships to pursue their dreams; our teachers trudged along their none-stop journey of studies for the rose and thorn. Whether it's undergraduate students doing their own research in freshman seminars, or graduate students tracking the frontiers in the lab,whether it is senior professors who stick to the front line of teaching and research, or young talents who are active in the world academic arena,whether it's the dedicated administrative team, or the dedicated logistics staff, there might have been million kinds of embodiments of their dedication and commitment; but all Soochowers strove forward with the same attitude. In the year of 2019, in Soochow University, the hot land for entrepreneurs, on average,1.1 national scientific research projects were approved, 12.2 high-quality papers were published,3.1 provincial-level or above awards were won, 2.8 intellectual property rights authorization were obtained, 3.2 academic lectures were held, and 777.9 books were borrowed and returnedin every single day. In the year of 2019,every stephas been steady and solid, sonorous and powerful, gathered into the school career development of the most magnificent strength. 2019, we bravely explored the ‘road’, with upward passion and loyalty! In the year of 2019, we united and relied on the majority of teachers and students, carried forward the enterprising spirit of reform, dared to enter the ‘deep end’, and braved to do the ‘pioneer’. We actively explored the new way of talent training, implemented the undergraduate growth companion plan and graduate student development support plan, and formed a new system of ‘three-all-round education’; we have cooperated with well-known European universities to carry out joint training programs for doctoral students, and was selected into the EU Erasmus project to build a new platform for international collaborative education; we have established the teacher’s college, Soochow college, Pasteur college, Zi Qing college and other teaching institutions to construct a new pattern of training outstanding and top-notch talents. We actively explored the new road of integration of schools and places, deepened the integrated development strategy of famous cities and famous schools with Suzhou city, jointly planed the cooperative development of schools and places for 2035, launched the construction of future campus and other projects, and displayed new vitality in the interactive development pattern of ‘famous cities educate famous schools, famous schools embellish famous cities’. We have actively explored new avenues for international cooperation. The first international college of the Red Cross in the world, jointly established with the Red Cross society of China and the international federation of Red Cross and red crescent societies, was officially inaugurated, and we have worked together to build a community of Shared future for mankind. Cooperate with the international union of geological sciences to build a digital earth science and education integration center, we actively participated in the ‘deep time digital earth’ international science project, and jointly promoted science and education integration. 2019, we modestly asked for the direction of the ‘road’, with clear minds and clarified thoughts! To answer the question of ‘education to the satisfaction of the people’, weneed courage and, more importantly, wisdom. We humbly asked for the direction, and forged ahead following hearts. In the year of 2019, we asked the master of the school for directions, conducted in-depth ‘do not forget the original intention, keep in mind the mission’ theme education.Two grassroots party branches were elected into ‘national party construction work model branch’, and won the ‘Jiangsu civilized campus’ title; we held the staff congress, professors' symposium, students' meeting, and set up the student counselor system, all of which was aimed for ensuring the direction of high quality development of the school. In the year of 2019, we consulted with experts from all walks of life, and invited the national reform pioneer Zhenhua Qin to have a face to face talk with teachers and students, talking about reform and opening up; we held advanced deeds report meetings for Xuesen Qian and Danian Huang, with the purpose of carrying forward the times’ model spirit; we also invited top international scientists to the forum of ‘Heaven Sent Forum’, ‘Academician Forum’ and ‘Master in Soochow Forum’ to guide the development of the discipline. In the year of 2019, we did not forget to remind ourselves of our initial intention of education.The sentence ‘classmates are good, apply for the strongest school in Suzhou’, ignited the applicants’ enthusiasm in the hot admission season; the line ‘wish my student of Soochow University a splendid and picturesque future’ has strengthened the momentum of the class of 2019 graduates to pursue their dreams. With students’ recognition, parents’ satisfaction, social praise, our confidence in educating people for the party and talents for the country has been strengthened. In 2019, we do not stop, do not relax, forward and harvest all the way! Inthe year of 2019, our students thrived. At the opening ceremony, more than 10,000 new students passed the huge national flag and sang the song to ‘thumb up’ the nation, making the dream of youth resonate with the feelings of home and country; thousands of students wrote and read letters home, and the elder's affectionate exhortations nourished the dream of students voyage; more than 30,000 students went to the north and south of the Yangtze river to carry out practical activities, the ‘self-inflicted suffering’ youth action inspired strong sense of national loving and passion for serving the country;9,719 students successfully completed their studies and embarked on a new journey with dreams and confidence. In the year of 2019, our teacher achieved fruitful results. Three teachers led the way and won two second prizes of the state technological progress award and one second prize of the state technological invention award; four teachers were elected as academicians or members of international academic organizations such as the international academy of astronautics; twelve teachers were selected into the national talent program; one teacher was awarded ‘the national excellent teacher’; one was awarded the ‘young science award’ by the ministry of education, and 18 teachers were included in the list of ‘highly cited scientists in the world’. In the year of 2019, our university harvested a lot. We welcomed 12,603 new students and 265 new colleagues, relaying to write a new endeavor story; The effectiveness of talent training has been reported more than 110 times by CCTV, People's Daily, Guangming daily and other national media, and ten reports were published on the platform of ‘learning to make China strong’; breakthroughs were made in the national clinical research center, major national defense projects and international cooperation projects of China scholarship council; immunology, mathematics and computer science were listed in the top 1% of ESI for the first time. At present, 12 subjects are listed in the top 1% of ESI, and 2 subjects are listed in the top 1‰ of ESI.The comprehensive strength of the university keeps rising. We deeply know the importance of the reputation of teachers and students, which weighted much heavier than any award. In the year of 2019,Enling art center was officially completed, ‘360 classroom’ was put into use, ‘5G+VR’ entered the classroom, cross-campus logistics and mobile payment of the whole school were successfully realized, and 60,000 winter solstice meal coupons arrived as promised... Teachers and students were happy, the school was full of confidence. In the year of 2019, every Soochower forwarded ahead with concentric pace and day after day of work, practicingthe pace ofbold and pioneering. On the way forward, we are happy for the growth and progress of every teacher and student, and we would like to express heartfelt thanks to all the teachers, students and staff, retired comrades and alumni at home and abroad who have worked hard for the development of the university. Dear teachers, students and friends, this year's New Year bell marks a new era for Soochow University. The 120 years of exploration, 120 years of struggle and 120 years of accumulation have given us a firm and confident heart and a sense of responsibility. The 120 points of hard work, 120 points of confidence, and 120 points of satisfaction are our best wishes to our Alma mater and our solemn commitment to continue our struggle.Each generation has its own mission.At a new starting point to promote the Soochow University, action is the best answer, forward is the only direction! In the new journey of building a high-level research university with ‘people's satisfaction, international recognition and world respect’, let us muster up 120 spirit, hand in hand forward, forward, forward again! The bell of the New Year is about to ring, as for Soochow University who is about to enjoy its 120 anniversary; as for all the teachers, students and staff of Soochow Universitywho have dedicated to their commitments; as for all the friends from all walks of lifewho care about and support the development of Soochow University, we would like extend our 120 percentages of blessings: May our teachers have pupils everywhere and scale new heights! May our students build on their achievements and make further progress! May our alumni accomplish their goals and render meritorious service to the country! May Soochow University continue to flourish and pass on from one generation to another with perpetuity and create splendid achievement continuously! May our motherlandinvigorating, thriving, prosperous and peaceful! Yong Jiang Secretary of the CPC Soochow Committee Sidong Xiong President of Soochow University 六福彩票注册网站互博app 巨弘登录网站的彩大乐购彩票注册网址网信的彩龙8国际老虎机真人游戏下载安装世界足球即时比分博胜的彩真人在线博彩公司大全	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line254
__label__wiki	0.513153	0.513153	Have Geek Will Travel HGWT Toons HGWT Archives Geek Links DeviantART Facebook Twitter RSS Geek Tweets RT @PredsNHL: ALL WE DO IS WIN, WIN, WIN! @koorsenfire \| #Preds https://t.co/7OYLv76iHf - 01.14.21 09:57 pm RT @HistoryMuppet: I want to give a shout-out to @CtrPuppetryArts in Atlanta They have the largest collection of Jim Henson pieces and it… - 01.11.21 01:22 pm RT @TessFowler: Finished Dustin scan. 6×6" sennelier paints and ink. https://t.co/uQcySsYJmq - 01.11.21 12:55 pm @Have_Geek Welcome to a visionary new age! You will now receive weekly reminders when new episodes of Marvel Stud… https://t.co/5gKKumX9mx - 01.11.21 12:53 pm RT @ThatKevinSmith: Tomorrow’s the last day @The_SecretStash will be open at 35 Broad St. in Red Bank, NJ! Opened in 1999, the ol’ girl was… - 01.11.21 12:51 pm Happy birthday to The King of Rock & Roll- #ElvisPresley today. 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Last Saturday night my wife Nicki and I celebrated the King’s birthday a bit early with the Mississippi Riverkings at the Landers Center for Elvis Night! We’re both big Elvis fans so we were looking forward to enjoying some hockey and Elvis. We got some great seats center ice, but as we sat down we noticed that below us Elvis was already in the penalty box! Actually it was Elvis Tribute Artist Hal Hall waiting to go on the ice to sing the national anthem. During the intermissions between periods he posed for pics at the Riverkings table. Hate I didn’t bring my Elvis glasses or cape! I did wear my custom Jor-Elvis Geeky Jersey, though. 😉 The Riverkings were wearing custom hockey jerseys, too. It’s tradition for them to wear Elvis themed sweaters to celebrate the King’s birthday. They auctioned off the jerseys after the game to benefit the RiverKings ReachOut Fund at the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi. The auction raised $9,550! We saw several fans wearing different ones from previous years, and I have to say that this year’s looked pretty sweet! I really dug the colors and choice of the Elvis photo used. Wouldn’t mind seeing a third team jersey using that slate blue/grey with gold, black and white. It worked. The Riverkings drew first blood against the Louisiana IceGators early in the first period when Linden Bahm took a Leo Thomas pass to make it 1-0 Kings! Shortly after, IceGator goalie Adam Courchaine was injured by a shot to the jaw/face mask early in the first period. Courchaine hit the ice hard and we didn’t see any movement from him for at least a minute or more! Once the medical staff got him on a stretcher and were moving him off the ice the fans and players all cheered for him. Some players approached and offered well wishes as the downed goalie passed center ice. I hadn’t seen anything that scary there since years ago when a player went headfirst into the boards at the Zamboni entrance side of the rink. I love seeing hard hits and slap-shots, but hate seeing anyone have to leave the ice injured. This can be a very dangerous sport and hockey players are a special breed! Going into the first intermission the Riverkings still had the lead at 1-0, but it unfortunately wouldn’t last. During the intermissions Riverkings mascot Riverthing was on hand to handle his game break duties like the Puck Toss… …or Human Bowling. Thing had helpers, but was missing his absent buddy Sheldon the turtle who was let go this season. I don’t know why Sheldon was officially let go, but they also did drop the green from their color scheme and go back to the original black and gold of old with their new logo. For long time fans like me, after 14 years of seeing Sheldon it was like having a longtime friend move away, or a fun co-worker get laid off. Sucks… I had worked with the Memphis Riverkings on merchandise back in the late ’90s. When they were looking to change logos, the marketing guy at the time wanted to get rid of our favorite furry mascot. It shocked me a bit since he was such a fan favorite and anyTHING with Riverthing on it always sold great- especially merchandise for kids. (I encountered a similar situation with a local radio station and them getting rid of a great selling lizard mascot.) Things change (no pun intended) and I didn’t have a hockey player in that fight. The team had been at the Mid-South Coliseum for eight seasons since it’s first season 1992 (original Riverkings head coach was Steve Carlson aka Steve Hanson/The Hanson Brothers in the movie Slap Shot). The Coliseum had seen better days and the team desperately needed a change of address, and a shot in the arm. In 2000 the Memphis Riverkings moved south to the DeSoto Civic Center/DCC (later renamed the Landers Center) and revealed their new look. Nobody was sure of why they went with a turtle, but in time he grew on us. (There had been a Memphis Turtles baseball team in town back in 1909-11.) In 2007 they changed their name to the Mississippi Riverkings and tweaked the logo- which made it look cleaner and the turtle more aggressive. In 2011 the team went from the Central Hockey League/CHL to the Southern Professional Hockey League/SPHL. Thankfully for the fans they ended up keeping both mascots after moving to Mississippi from Memphis. I’m afraid looking at their website (and store) recently makes me think Riverthing just doesn’t get much love these days. Other than a few news mentions and a toon in the Kids’ Club section on the team’s site, and some plush Riverthings in the gift shop– like Sheldon, he’s kind of missing, too. I think some teams just don’t utilize their mascots or their likenesses very well when it comes to merchandising and promotions. I love collecting mascot merch and have got several Riverthing, Sheldon, Grizz, Rocky, Gnash, and others in my collection. I’ve been lucky enough to run into them all in person at games and special events, but Riverthing and Sheldon seemed to be the most accessible for fans. They seemed to always be present at charity events, local holiday parades, and schools. The two were the devilish dynamic duo of the Landers Center and were all over the place causing mischief during the game on ice, in the stands, behind the bench, or while exuberantly greeting fans out in the halls or at the arena’s entrances. At one time Riverthing used to jump barrels while on skates during intermissions- that’s crazy! It was always fun to run into the hockey tag team and a highlight of the games for me when they’d come up, shake my hand, and pose for a pic. Makes my day, and I feel like a kid when I see mascots in person, but especially these two. I like the new logo and a return to the original team colors. I have even bought new team merch. That doesn’t mean I have to like all of the changes or miss the way things were. I know re-branding happens, teams relocate, team roster changes occur, staff (and mascots) come and go, and that at least we still have a mascot. I’m just going to miss seeing the two of them together at games. 🙁 Well, back to the game…it got ugly for the Riverkings after that first intermission and the Gators owned the next two periods. Louisiana rallied and scored 5 unanswered goals, while back-up goalie Brad Barone was able to stop all 24 shots the Kings sent his way. The IceGators went on to win the game 5-1. The Riverkings play on home ice again at the Landers Center on Friday, January 15 to Pack the House for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Tickets for the 7:05 PM game against the Knoxville Ice Bears are discounted $5 anywhere in the building and are available at the Landers Center box office in Southaven or through Ticketmaster. $3 from each ticket will go to St. Jude. Mississippi RiverKings Landers Center 4560 Venture Drive (off I-55 and Church Rd.) www.riverkings.com └ Tags: Elvis Presley, geek travel blog, Geeker, Geeky Jerseys, Hal Hall, Have Geek Will Travel, hockey, Knoxville Ice Bears, Landers Center, Lin Workman, Louisiana IceGators, mascot, Memphis, Mid-South Coliseum, Mississippi, Mississippi Riverkings, Nicki Howe Workman, Riverthing, Sheldon the turtle, Slap Shot, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Steve Carlson, Steve Hanson, The Hanson Brothers, Zamboni Flashback Friday- My Delta Fan Fest Adventures (2016) – Have Geek Will Travel January 11, 2019, 5:15 pm \| # Copyright © 2011 -2013Lin Workman. All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line256
__label__cc	0.687385	0.312615	The Feminine Art of Preaching: Part II An Excerpt from my contribution to, "A Faithful Witness:Essays Honoring David Sebastian's Heart and Mind for the Church" In developing a sermon, perhaps we are helped here to discuss the process, the labyrinth from discovery to pronouncement in terms of a series of movements. Some years ago, Andy Stanley and Lane Jones authored a book called; Communicating for Change, and in it they outlined a helpful process for those learning the art of public speaking. In this text, Stanley suggests a pattern of, “Me-We-God-You-We” as the basic road map for effective communication.[1] For Stanley and Jones, the idea is that speakers would craft their material around the ideas above so that the calculated progression of the talk would build towards a climax through the notion of a natural flow of conversation. While Stanley and Jones offer a helpful guide, this essay will tweak the process and suggest some changes to reflect the particularity of sermon craft for the building up of the kingdom of God. Here the discovery of voice is fashioned around the art of story such that the sermon then is crafted from Spirit revelation in God’s story as well as in our own. The beginning of a sermon intended for the community of the baptized is always the collective human experience. Quite naturally, as we want to draw those assembled into our conversation, into the experience of the Gospel enacted, we begin by building connection. In Blue Like Jazz: Non-Religious Thoughts on Faith, Donald Miller reminds us that people only really listen to the folks they believe genuinely like them.[2] Miller’s point instructs us to remember that in our first moments of proclamation it is crucial that we connect, bond, forge relationship with the listener so that our teaching, our exposition, our truth will be received. To be sure, this is an important first step in the dynamic relationship of preacher and congregation established in the initial moments of the preaching act and it is here that many well intentioned preachers fail to relate to their hearers. This is where a pastor must know intimately her community, must understand the journey they are on together, must be aware of the struggles and losses and celebrations that together weave the story of those who have assembled. Here we reflect on the words of William Willimon who suggests pastors should understand worship as pastoral care. Willimon suggests that the question before each preacher is “How can I help my congregation do what they want to do (worship God) but may not remember how to do?”[3] This becomes more difficult, of course, if the preacher is visiting or is not known to the congregation. In this case, the preacher must be aware of universal needs, conversations that are national and local so that she might engage those who have come to worship. Whatever the context, some common thread must be found and spoken forth so that preacher and congregation hold hands and place trust in one another as together they move forward in the experience. In this task, we are instructed by the example of the Apostle Paul, who was, in every sense of the word, a relational leader. For Paul, it was critical to situate himself within the community so that he might speak to it. Paul was not only a student of Hebrew Scriptures but he was also well versed in the philosophies of Greek culture and Roman religious practices of the day. He was able to know and be known in the communities in which he preached such that after he departed he could write back to them and address specific community concerns. Though there are more examples than space will allow, consider his expert approach in Galatians where at once he is addressing the Celts of Galatia and the Judaizers from Antioch and knows so intimately the debates among them that he is able to thwart both at the same time. In chapter 3, he masterfully scolds the Galatians and discusses salvation in terms of circumcision which is the matter at issue while relating stories of Abraham and interpreting the circumcision act now a matter of heart (3.1-29). [1] Andy Stanley and Lane Jones, Communicating for Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication (Colorado Springs: Multnomah Books, 2006), 46. [2] Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz: Non-Religious Thoughts on Faith (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2003), 222. [3] William Willimon, Worship as Pastoral Care (Nashville: Abingdon, 1979), 18. The Feminine Art of Preaching: Part I It beats inside our hearts, a rhythm like the rush of a rolling river. The thrum and hum of words whirl and turn inside, attach themselves to images that are long held and known like the crevices of our own hand; the river is true and deep and wide. As children we sat at the feet of storytellers and saints and the ancient narratives caught our hearts, seeds planted and watered were nurtured to grow. We stood with Miriam in the reeds watching over the baby in the basket beside the shimmering cerulean Nile. We sat beneath the palm trees feet soaked in sun and sand and we heard the cries of our children, settled land disputes and listened for God’s call on the wind holding hands with Deborah, prophet and judge of Yahweh’s unfaithful bride. We knew a spiritual kindred, an eternal bond with Mary, this woman child who birthed forth the Word, we knew her, felt her heart, sensed her pain somewhere hidden and true. It is from this river that every preacher must draw, must reach down deep into that well of what she knows, into that current that is at the heart of her becoming to cradle the stories that have been her song to find her own voice, to know her own vessel unto the proclamation of good news. The pilgrimage of voice is a paramount process for every preacher. The labor of discovering one’s own unique timbre lives somewhere beyond the work of exegesis and the historical critical method, far out past manuscript variations, textual and syntactical issues, at the end of Hebrew translation and reception history. On the edge of study and before the birth of proclamation lies the sacred task of giving voice to biblical truth, to emanate words from one’s own story for the good of the community of faith assembled. Those who would prepare then, for the vocation of ministry, for the office of preacher, must do more than learn to mine the Christian texts and holy books. Those whose lives will be given as heralds of kerygma will also need to mine their own lives. Those who are called to the daunting task of preaching must not only be well versed in Biblical languages, Church history, and cultural relevancy, but must also find some confidence in their own unique voice so that the texts and the process must first incarnate the preacher before she might inform and challenge and shape the community. The discovery of voice, then, is shaped around the art of story so that the sermon is crafted from Spirit revelation in God's story as well as our own. Stay tuned for more... (An excerpt from my essay in "A Faithful Witness: Essays Honoring David Sebastian's Heart and Mind for the Church,"to order contact Anderson University School of Theology) What #YesAllWomen, #BringBackOurGirls, and Jesus' Wife Papyrus Reveal About the Hearts of Women Over the past few weeks it seems like the blogosphere, facebook, and my twitter log have been filled with feminine angst. As I read across some of my favorite posts, it appears as if more than a few of us have bonded over heartbreak and the groundswell of public atrocities such as the kidnapping of 300 innocent girls in Nigeria and the vitriolic videos of the gunman prior to the mass shooting in Santa Barbara. In one week, the twitter hashtag #YesAllWomen reached 1million and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign united nations in the cry for justice and the safe return of the abducted school girls. It is not as if violence toward women is a new phenomenon in our world, perhaps what is new is the emergence of generations of women who have found our voice and now have public forums, such as social media, to collectively express our pain, fear, and white hot anger. As a follower of Christ, a Bible Professor and someone who works with women who are victim to sexual exploitation, I cannot help but wonder about the response of the church. I wonder if it is incumbent upon us to return to conversations about violence toward women in our own sacred canon, to struggle through the pain and confusion of the Biblical narrative which though Spirit breathed, preserves the stories of men, remembered by men, recorded and handed down to us by men. I wonder if this is not an opportune time to consider other ancient texts, ones held in high esteem and considered holy by early Christ followers such as the recently recovered Jesus’ Wife Papyrus which confirms in the least that Mary Magdalene was a disciple and held a position of leadership in the inner circle. I wonder if this is a moment when we should join with newly fashioned #YesAllBibleWomen and begin to resurrect those stories, the counter narrative also present in the canon of named and unnamed women who are a part of the story of God. It seems as crucial now as ever to begin to engage the stories of Miriam and those women prophets, to speak of Sarah and Jael and the wise women of old, to think about Susannah and Judith and Esther, Lydia and the woman caught in adultery, along with the women who remained at the foot of the cross until the end and were the first to arrive at the tomb. I wonder if our sermons and blog posts and teaching series should be filled with new scholarship aimed to reconstruct portraits of these Bible women carved out of stone and dust so we might know them and be better for it. I pray this is an opportunity for the church to harness the momentum and to respond to the palpable cries of women for respect, equality, and a need for a theology that embraces also the femaleness of God as both woman and man are made in the image of our Creator. Travel with me to Rome/Pompeii August 2015 to study Early Church Holy Women Favorite blogs: The Junia Project, Christians for Biblical Equality, SisterMaryDandelion, A Woman at the Well, Unsettled Christianity Corinth, Community and Prostitution It looms there, staring down at us, always watching, always knowing where we are and where we might go. The air thick with the salt of the Aegean, our sandals slap against marble tiles that line the ancient road of Roman Corinth and we listen on the wind for the voices of fish mongers and leather workers, creatures of every color and class and stripe from across the Empire who have washed ashore to find their fortunes. At the fountain, where water used to flow in and out of arches carved out of stone and children would play and women gathered water for the day; it is always present, always in the line of sight. On the bema, where those accused stood before Praetorian guards, it's lofty height is the backdrop, the Acrocorinth, first a Greek acropolis then a Roman citadel and the home of the Temple to Aphrodite. The highest point of the raised city center, an ancient shrine of a by gone temple where the goddess herself was worshiped on the altar of prostitution. It is thought that more than 1,000 women served the temple at any given time in the first century, paying tribute through ritual shearing of their hair and giving their bodies over for sexual sacrifice. It is in this city, in the shadow of the Acrocorinth and under the stronghold of temple sanctioned prostitution where the Apostle Paul joined forces with Prisca and Aquilla to preach the gospel to the hoards of people who flooded the city looking to sell their wares, achieve their wealth and attend the Isthmanian games. It is to the struggling community of the baptized where named city officials and slaves, former synagogue rulers and barbarians, wealthy benefactresses and newly made freedmen that Paul would write of community, give us words for the ages to express the many who are one, it is to this cacophony of humanity Paul would urge, "we are one body." To know the story of Roman Corinth helps us take to heart the words of Paul's correspondence, sent first in response to reports from Chloe's people. To feel the thrum of the city, the vibe of human enterprise and the competition of wills gives us the backdrop needed to consider Paul's exhortation in context. When we understand the stronghold of Corinth was prostitution, we are able to read Paul's recommendations to women in worship in a new light. In first century Corinth, much like today, women sold into prostitution were not free to leave of their own devices. In community of the baptized then, there must have been women who had been smuggled or purchased from the temples, liberated from commercial sex trade. We wonder then if this is why Erastus' name is so important; as the city aedile, did he make financial gifts for the freedom of women possible? Was Erastus instrumental in working together with Paul and Prisca in the freedom of women enslaved? This backdrop then moves us to read chapter 11 regarding the covering of women's heads as they pray in a new light. Suddenly this text is no longer a restriction for women in worship, rather a compassionate consideration, the expectation of authentic community. Here Paul thinks of the women who have been set free from the temple, whose heads are shaven to mark them as prostitutes of Aphrodite and so, he asks women to cover so that the newly freed prostitutes are no longer ostracized by sight. Perhaps all of scripture, just like the Corinthian correspondence must be parsed out this way, by women and men who will walk the ancient roads, study the lost civilizations and unearth the narratives of antiquity that inform our sacred texts. After all, our holy books are living breathing words, artifacts of revelation and the divine, human relationship. Perhaps our study of the people, the times and the stories out of which the texts are formed is as holy as the texts themselves.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line260
__label__cc	0.516941	0.483059	8hr Online Class J. Garrett Ludlum, Hall of Fame Jun, 27 2012 \| Company News By Shannon Page, summer intern for Ludlum Law Firm Last Thursday, Ludlum Law Firm experienced a very proud moment when Garrett Ludlum was inducted into the North Carolina Bar Association’s General Practice Hall of Fame. The General Practice Hall of Fame is for general practitioners who are outstanding members of the legal profession whose careers have served as models for lawyers in the general practice of law. As Garrett’s summer intern, I was fortunate enough to receive an invitation to this special event. When I arrived at the Hilton on June 21, I expected to keep to myself for most of the night, realizing how busy Garrett would be. However, I should have known this was not in his character. Garrett quickly greeted me after walking in. His excitement was infectious. He whispered some plans to me about his speech and a quick order to not let him forget something. I immediately felt like an important part of his evening. Garrett came fourth in the line up of speeches and the two tables filled with his supporters immediately perked up when it came his time to speak. Justin Hunter, of Hunter & Price, P.A. joined Garrett at the podium to give his introduction. View Justin’s introductory remarks here. Justin Hunter was the opening act of a two part comedic routine that was both hilarious and uplifting. Justin shared with the audience that he had lost his father last year to cancer. He expressed his need to recognize and nominate Garrett for the hall of fame because his own father had lost his chance to experience his own prestigious induction into the High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Justin’s admiration of Garrett was very evident and he effectively described the skills Garrett has as a Campbell Lawyer and as the first Campbell Law graduate to receive this honor. My favorite part was Justin’s mention of Garrett’s versatility when it comes to representing clients. He said that you would see both farmers and businessmen pulling LUDLAW pens out of their shirt pockets. This reminded me of one of my first days working with Garrett this summer when he dumped about ten of these very pens on my desk and said, “for someone who never has a pen.” Justin gave Garrett credit for his daily wit and for anyone who knows Garrett, this is what makes knowing him all the more worthwhile. Justin’s father told him that your work is a reflection of who you are and Justin’s final remarks were that he could only hope that his own work will reflect on him the same way as Garrett’s. For the first time that night, a standing ovation was received for an introduction. View Garrett’s induction speech here. When Garrett approached the podium to give his speech, he was carrying a black bag. He opened with a story about how his father was in charge of a demolition project that involved a pay loader at the very site of the NCBA’s Annual Meeting at the Hilton Hotel. He walked the audience through a hilarious ordeal he had with operating a pay loader through the streets of Wilmington after the brakes had given out, anticipating stop lights, and dropping the front as a last minute maneuver to stop. During his reminiscence, he removed a shiny red 1964 replica of a pay loader from his black bag and sat it on the podium for added effect. He shared his run in with the law as a 16-year-old trying to operate this dangerous machinery. When he couldn’t stop in time for a traffic light, he ended up in the middle of an intersection. He explained how the witnessing police officer was nice enough to make sure he made it home safely. Garrett has evolved from this humble beginning to the “Country Lawyer” he described himself as being with comical remembrances. Even though it was 9:30 at night and everyone was tired and contemplating the ride home, people came alive with laughter during Garrett’s “fifteen minutes of fame.” Like others who come into contact with him, I would also like to briefly share the impact Garrett has had on my law experience in order to vouch for him being a genuine mentor. As first year law students, most of my peers did not land paid internships this summer; however, when Garrett graciously decided to come up with some work for me, he said that he did not believe in slave labor. I was fortunate in this regard considering I am a young law student supporting myself through school. More importantly, I have had the pleasure of wanting to come in to work everyday to be around such a respected individual. His staff and son, Hayes, are all a direct reflection of him and are some of the nicest, most supportive people I have yet to be around. I know that a summer here is not enough time to absorb all that I can learn here at Ludlum Law Firm, but I do know that it was more than enough time to see just how deserving of an individual Garrett Ludlum is. When school begins again, I will miss Garrett asking me if I am ready to “put on the feedbag” for lunch and the time he dedicated to making sure I learned and made connections during my time here. If you have a Duplin or Sampson county charge, contact Ludlum Law Firm today to discuss your options. Consultations are free and the experience is priceless. 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__label__wiki	0.929401	0.929401	Sunday 28 Dey 1399 \| 2021 17 January Code: 54915 2020/12/13 13:05:43 A home \| News \| Culture Pakistan eager to expand library ties with Iran TEHRAN –(Iranart)- The director-general of the National Library of Pakistan has announced the library’s readiness to expand cultural cooperation with the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI). Syed Ghayour Hussain made the remarks in a recent meeting with Iran’s cultural attaché in Islamabad, Ehsan Khazaei, at the library. Hussain pointed to the high position of the Persian language in Pakistan, and said that there are many cultural and historical affinities that connect the two countries, and that the Pakistani people are really interested in learning the Persian language. He next gave a brief report about the activities of the library during the pandemic. For his part, Khazaei also said that the two countries enjoy many commonalities, adding that Iran Pakistan Institute of Persian Studies, an affiliate of Iran’s Cultural Office in Pakistan, is a treasure trove that has been active for fifty years. The NLAI is home to over 40,000 copies of rare manuscripts with some dating back 700 years. The institute holds over 17,000 rare manuscripts and over 10,000 sets of lithographs, which will be a good source for collaboration with the National Library. The National Library of Pakistan was established in 1993 and is home to over 660 rare manuscripts, part of which are in the Persian language. source: Tehran Times Syed Ghayour Hussain LIT Lighting Design Awards announces the 2020 Winners and Special Prizes Persian writer Jalal Al-e Ahmad’s stories published in Bangladesh 28 plays to compete at 39th Fajr Intl. Theater Festival “Dream about Sohrab”, “The Dogs Didn’t Sleep Last Night” picked for Goa filmfest Aydin Aghdashloo's extraordinary record in Tehran auction 13th/ Tehran auction 88 billion Further step to register Dalahoo in western Iran as world town of tanbur Iranian Cinema Festival of Chantilly postponed to November 2021 Iranian movies line up for Sofia MENAR Film Festival Susan Schwake’s “3D Art Lab for Kids” comes to Iranian bookstores George Eliot’s “The Mill on the Floss” appears in Persian 2016 Iran Art News Agency IRan Art AASAAM News CMS.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line265
__label__cc	0.724447	0.275553	l y d i a n j u n c t i o n a durational performance with the sea A series of durational performances lasting 12+ hours: low-tide to low-tide. New York based artist Sarah Cameron Sunde (director of Lydian Junction) stands in the middle of a tidal bay as the water engulfs her up to her neck and then recedes, again revealing the mud. Inspired by the 10.5 foot tidal shift on the coast of Maine, contemporary daily routines, the work of Knut Hamsun, Marina Abramović and leading climate adaptation experts, this time-based project considers our relationship to water as it shifts due to rising sea levels and the struggle to survive both as an individual and as a civilization. This work grew directly out of ideas we were exploring with Lydian Junction. Sarah was in Maine to work on the concepts for BORN FOR NOTHING. And then this happened...see below for the initial iteration photos and check out the project website for more: 365waterproject.org Pilot Part 1: where: Bass Harbor, Maine, U.S. when: August 15, 2013 (the day the artist turned 36.5) 11:04am – 11:52pm (12 hours, 48 minutes) 5:54pm high tide! Sarah was in Maine at an artist residency to experiment with ideas for a large-scale multidisciplinary project she is creating with Lydian Junction: BORN FOR NOTHING investigates the contemporary relationship of art to suffering and sacrifice in late global capitalism, inspired in part by Knut Hamsun’s novel, HUNGER, in which a writer starves himself in pursuit of his work, and New York City’s current relationship to the sea-water that threatens to engulf us. "On Monday, August 12, I was sitting on the rocks by a tidal bay, meditating on the themes in BORN FOR NOTHING. The tide was rising and I marveled at how quickly the environment changed. Rocks were being swallowed whole. Oh, the strength of the moon! My foot was soon underwater and it looked other-worldly. I imagined a human being in the middle of the bay, water slowly moving upward. I imagined my own body being swallowed and then the water subsiding, leaving me bare. It had to be done - this was urgent! Thursday, August 15 was three days away. It would be my ½ birthday – a perfect moment to measure time and begin this journey." testing the depth of the water with a pole on Tuesday testing the chair placement on Wednesday morning testing the waters on Wednesday afternoon the mud flats beneath chair at low tide "waiter/wader/water service" brought liquids once an hour "waiter/wader/water service" became more challenging as the day progressed vitals and other important information hung on the wall of the barn 11:52pm dismount from chair 36.5 / phases (part 1) was made possible with support from Mohawk Arts Collective and the entire gang at The Hamilton Project: Byron Asher, Dan Bourque, Jillie Mae Eddy, Paul Eddy, Sophia Holtz, Jenna Horton, Peter Gage, Karen Lamb, Elise LeBreton, Cherie Magnello, Jabu Mickle-Molefe, Ben Moniz, Liz Morgan, Nice Panit Chantranuluck, Brittany Parker, Dan Rogers, Andrew Simon, Maridee Slater, Jessica Smith, Liz Thaler, Luke Wygodny. "While in the water in Maine, I realized that this project was the beginning of something I made a commitment to myself to do the second iteration exactly six months later. Then I got invited to Mexico, which meant this was possible..." This is only the beginning of this series. "I plan to do this project in many parts of the world with partners and collaborators - people who’ll stand with me. With each iteration, 36.5 / phases will grow. One small revolution with potential to change the landscape." Contact Sarah directly if you want to be a part of that revolution: sarah@lydianjunction.com Check out 365waterproject.org for more info about what is happening with this project now. Copyright © 2013 Lydian Junction \| All Rights Reserved \| Terms of Use	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line266
__label__wiki	0.723378	0.723378	Patent application title: METHODS AND DEVICES FOR NOTIFYING AND DETERMINING PATTERNS OF COMMON REFERENCE SIGNALS Inventors: Qimei Cui (Beijing, CN) Qimei Cui (Beijing, CN) Hui Wang (Beijing, CN) Hui Wang (Beijing, CN) Weijuan Gao (Beijing, CN) Assignees: SONY CORPORATION IPC8 Class: AH04W2402FI Class name: Multiplex communications communication over free space having a plurality of contiguous regions served by respective fixed stations The disclosure relates to methods and devices for notifying and determining common reference signal (CRS) patterns. The notification method comprises the steps of transmitting first downlink control information (DCI) to user equipment (UE) to inform the UE an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, wherein the CoMP transmission includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit PDSCH to the UE; and transmitting second DCI to the UE for notifying transmission parameter to the UE based on the first DCI. In the disclosure, all CoMP transmission schemes and notifications of all CRS patterns therein can be supported, thus effectively perfecting notifications of the CRS patterns, saving signaling overheads, and significantly improving the flexibility. 1. A method for notifying common reference signal (CRS) patterns, used for notifying CRS patterns in a coordinated multiple point (CoMP) transmission system, the method comprising: transmitting first downlink control information (DCI) to user equipment (UE) to inform the UE an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, wherein the CoMP transmission includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit PDSCH to the UE; and transmitting second DCI to the UE for notifying a CRS pattern to the UE based on the first DCI. 2. A method for determining common reference signal (CRS) patterns, used for determining CRS patterns in a coordinated multiple point (CoMP) transmission system, the method comprising: receiving first downlink control information (DCI) by UE from network to obtain an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, wherein the COMP transmission scheme includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) to the UE; and receiving second DCI by the UE to obtain a CRS pattern based on the first DCI. 3. A device for notifying common reference signal (CRS) patterns, used for notifying CRS patterns in a coordinated multiple point (CoMP) transmission system, the device including: a communication module for transmitting first downlink control information (DCI) to user equipment (UE) to inform the UE an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, and transmitting second DCI to the UE for notifying a CRS pattern to the UE based on the first DCI, wherein the CoMP transmission includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit PDSCH to the UE. 4. The device according to claim 3, wherein bits in the first DCI are used for indicating the aperiodic CSI feedback set and the CoMP transmission scheme simultaneously, and bits in the second DCI are used for indicating one of a plurality of candidate CRS patterns in a specific CoMP transmission scheme. 5. The device according to claim 3, further including: a processing module for determining a CoMP transmission scheme suitable for the UE, and determining bits to be transmitted in the first DCI in accordance with a determination result of the CoMP transmission scheme and correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of CoMP transmission schemes. 6. The device according to claim 5, further including: a storage module for storing the correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of CoMP transmission schemes. 7. The device according to claim 3, further including: a processing module for determining transmission points for carrying out CoMP transmission in the CoMP transmission scheme in accordance with CSI feedbacks of the UE, determining corresponding CRS patterns in accordance with a current sub-frame transmission situation of each transmission points, and determining bits to be transmitted in the second DCI in accordance with correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of possible CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission scheme. 8. The device according to claim 7, further including: a storage module for storing the correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of possible CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission scheme. 9. The device according to claim 4, wherein the bits in the first DCI represent 3 CoMP transmission schemes if the number of the bits in the first DCI is 2 and the number of the BSs providing the CoMP transmission for the UE is 3, the method further comprising the bits in the first DCI may be used in one of the following steps ways: representing no triggered aperiodic CSI feedback when the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 00; representing an aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper signaling aiming at a primary carrier in accordance with a first CoMP transmission scheme when the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 01; representing a first aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling in accordance with a second CoMP transmission scheme when the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 10; and representing a second aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling in accordance with a third CoMP transmission scheme when the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 11. 10. The device according to claim 4, wherein the communication module is further configured for notifying the UE of the correspondences between the bits in the first DCI and the plurality of CoMP transmission schemes and correspondences between the bits in the second DCI and CRS patterns in each CoMP transmission scheme by a radio resource control (RRC) signaling prior to triggering an aperiodic CSI feedback. 11. A device for determining common reference signal (CRS) patterns, used for determining CRS patterns in a coordinated multiple point (CoMP) transmission system, the device including: a communication module for receiving first downlink control information (DCI) from network to obtain an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, and receiving second DCI to obtain a CRS pattern based on the first DCI, wherein the COMP transmission scheme includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) to the UE. 12. The device according to claim 11, wherein bits in the first DCI are used for indicating the aperiodic CSI feedback set and the CoMP transmission scheme simultaneously, and bits in the second DCI are used for indicating one of a plurality of candidate CRS patterns in a specific CoMP transmission scheme. 13. The device according to claim 11, further including: a processing module for determining the CoMP transmission scheme in accordance with the bits in the first DCI and correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of CoMp transmission schemes. 14. The device according to claim 13, further including: a storage module for storing the correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of CoMP transmission schemes. 15. The device according to claim 11, further including: a processing module for determining CRS patterns in accordance with bits in the second DCI and correspondences between the preconfigured bits and a plurality of possible CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission scheme. 16. The device according to claim 15, further including: a storage module for storing the correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of possible CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission scheme. 17. The device according to claim 12, wherein the bits in the first DCI represent 3 CoMP transmission schemes if the number of the bits in the first DCI is 2 and the number of BSs providing CoMP transmission for the UE is 3, the bits in the first DCI may be used in the following ways: determining no triggered aperiodic CSI feedback if the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 00; determining an aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling aiming at a primary carrier and determining a CoMP transmission scheme adopted by the UE currently as a first CoMP transmission scheme if the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 01; determining a first aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling and determining a CoMP transmission scheme adopted by the UE currently as a second CoMP transmission scheme if the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 10; and determining a second aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling and determining a CoMP transmission scheme adopted by the UE currently as a third CoMP transmission scheme if the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 11. 18. The device according to claim 12, wherein the communication module is further configured for receiving a radio resource control (RRC) signaling prior to triggering an aperiodic CSI feedback; wherein the device further including a processing module for determining correspondences between bits in the first DCI and a plurality of CoMP transmission schemes as well as correspondences between bits in the second DCI and CRS patterns in each CoMP transmission scheme in accordance with the RRC signaling. [0001] The disclosure relates to the communication field, more particularly to methods and devices for notifying and determining patterns of common reference signals (CRS). [0002] A long term evolution (LTE) technology is researched and developed based on technology accumulation of super 3G by 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for over ten years in order to confront challenges of mobile broadband wireless access (MBWA) technologies such as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and the like with the development of mobile communication broadband. The LTE technology has succeeded substantively by the end of 2008 for four years' standardization. An orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is the technical standard to eliminate interferences in cells maximally; however, higher inter-cell interferences (ICI) will happen because the LTE-A technology is still in the same-frequency network, thereby reducing experiences of edge users greatly and limiting the entire capacity of a system largely. [0003] Many technologies, such as power control, flexible spectrum reuse, random interference elimination and the like, are raised and discussed by 3GPP and other organizations to address the issue. These technologies have potential benefit to increase cell-edge user throughput widely, which, however, will cost the whole cell throughput. Accordingly, a coordinated multiple point (CoMP) transmission technology is proposed. The CoMP technology is incorporated into the LTE-A frame in the 54th 3GPP RANI conference in August, 2008. As a promising candidate technology in the LTE-A (LTE-advanced), the CoMP transmission technology plays a role in introducing coordination among base stations and sharing necessary information among the coordinated base stations, thereby inhibiting the ICI effectively, significantly improving the cell-edge user throughput and enhancing the performance of the system. For example, a joint transmission (JT) solution of the CoMP transmission technology is that the coordinated cells serve for one or a plurality of users simultaneously by sharing data information and control information there-among, as shown in FIG. 2. Thus, the interference in each cell can be eliminated and can be transformed into an available signal, thereby greatly improving the cell-edge user performance. However, this solution requires user equipment (UE) to feed back channel information of a plurality of cells and even relative inter-cell channel information so as to ensure joint scheduling, precoding and data transmission implemented by the plurality of cells. [0004] In the LTE-A system, UE estimates channel information from a base station to the UE based on a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) configured by the UE, and calculates a channel quality indicator (CQI) and feeds it back thereto, wherein an index of a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) and rank indication (RI, i.e. the number of data streams) may be fed back with the CQI. Thereafter, UE may feed back downlink RI/PMI/CQI in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a specific feedback mode after triggering an instruction by downlink control information (DCI) from the base station. Meanwhile, if the cell is configured with a plurality of downlink carrier, it is required to indicate the channel information of the specific carrier to be fed back in the triggered instruction. To obtain channel information of a plurality of transmission points, an upper layer signaling may be used to configure a measurement set for the UE, wherein the measurement set may contain measurement information of the plurality of transmission points, namely, information of a downlink reference signal corresponding to each transmission point. The UE receives the information to measure and feed back downlink channel information of reference signals in the measurement set. [0005] Table 1 illustrates conclusions reached based on triggering of aperiodic CSI feedbacks in R11. TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 2 bit DCI Triggered Aperiodic Feedback Sets 00 no triggered aperiodic CSI feedback 01 an aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling aiming at a primary carrier 10 aperiodic CSI feedback set 1 configured by an upper layer signaling 11 aperiodic CSI feedback set 2 configured by an upper layer signaling [0006] Wherein, bits in first DCI is configured to be 00, which represents no triggered aperiodic CSI feedback; bits in the first DCI are configured to be 01, which represents an aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by the upper layer signaling aiming at the primary carrier; bits in the first DCI are configured to be 10, which represents a first aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by the upper layer signaling; and bits in the first DCI are configured to be 11, which represents a second aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by the upper layer signaling. [0007] Additionally, to realize CoMP transmission, only when the UE knows a common reference signal (CRS) configuration of each cell and whether transmission subframes are multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframes, it can correctly demodulate physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) of all cells served therefor. Because R10 LTE is designed for multiple-input multiple-out-put (MIMO) of a single cell without consideration on CoMP transmission, the UE merely knows CRS configuration and MBSFN sub-frame configuration of a main cell thereof but the related configurations of coordinated cells thereof, so that the UE fails to correctly demodulate the PDSCH when the coordinated cells transmit the PDSCH (JT or DPS) to the UE. [0008] Concerning the issue that how the CoMP UE knows a CRS pattern used by the current PDSCH mapping discussed by 3GPP at present, configuration of a new signalling to notify the UE, namely, CRS pattern DCI (CRS pattern DCI) has been achieved. The solution generally includes support to notify the UE of CRS configuration of one cell and support to notify the UE of CRS configurations of three cells. The specific solution is that candidate CRS pattern sets to support one or three cells are configured in accordance with a radio resource control (RRC) protocol and then the CRS pattern DCI is used to notify the UE of the CRS pattern used by the current PDSCH mapping, so that a user may demodulate the PDSCH correctly. The former has the advantage of lower CRS overhead and the disadvantage of poor flexibility, in which only one cell is required to transmit normal subframes and the remaining cells transmit MBSFN subframes during JT transmission; while the latter can support relatively more JT transmission modes. However, the existing solution still fails to support all the CoMP transmission schemes and can be improved greatly in the flexibility. [0009] A provision of an effective solution is not made aiming at the transmission scheme where poor flexibility and failure to support the CoMP transmission system completely exist in the CRS pattern notification solution in the related arts. Furthermore, communication resources occupied by various signalling in the communication system are valuable, so it is determined that special DCI must be used to trigger the aperiodic CSI feedback in the discussion of the LTE-A standardization, and meanwhile, the issue that how to use the DCI sufficiently is worth being considered in the industry. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0010] Concerning the transmission scheme where the poor flexibility and failure to support the CoMP transmission system completely exist in the CRS pattern notification solution in the related arts, and insufficient utilization of DCI required for triggering the aperiodic CSI feedback, methods and devices for notifying and determining patterns of common reference signals (CRS) are provided, which can be used to transmit bits in first and second DCI to the UE and then exactly notify the UE of the CRS patterns in accordance with correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of CoMP transmission scheme. [0011] The technical solution of the disclosure is such realized that: [0012] A method for notifying common reference signal (CRS) patterns is provided according to one aspect of the disclosure, which is used for notifying the CRS patterns in a CoMP transmission system. [0013] The method comprises the steps of transmitting first downlink control information (DCI) to user equipment (UE) to inform the UE an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, wherein the CoMP transmission includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit PDSCH to the UE; and transmitting second DCI to the UE for notifying a CRS pattern to the UE based on the first DCI. [0014] A method for determining common reference signal (CRS) patterns is provided according to another aspect of the disclosure, which is used for determining the CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission scheme. [0015] The method comprises the steps of receiving first downlink control information (DCI) by UE from network to obtain an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, wherein the COMP transmission scheme includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) to the UE; and receiving second downlink control information (DCI) by the UE to obtain a CRS pattern based on the first DCI. [0016] A device for notifying common reference signal (CRS) patterns, arranged at network, is provided according to another aspect of the disclosure, which is used for notifying the CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission system. [0017] The device includes a communication module for transmitting first downlink control information (DCI) to user equipment (UE) to inform the UE an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, and transmitting second DCI to the UE for notifying a CRS pattern to the UE based on the first DCI, wherein the CoMP transmission includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit PDSCH to the UE. [0018] A device for determining common reference signal (CRS) patterns, arranged at UE, is provided according to another aspect of the disclosure, which is used for determining the CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission system. [0019] A device for determining coordinated multiple point (CoMP) transmission parameters, arranged at UE, is provided according to another aspect of the disclosure. [0020] The device includes a communication module for receiving first downlink control information (DCI) from network to obtain an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, and receiving second DCI to obtain a CRS pattern based on the first DCI, wherein the COMP transmission scheme includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) to the UE. [0021] A non-transient storage medium having embodied thereon a computer program configured to cause a processor to implement a notification technique for common reference signal (CRS) patterns is provided according to another aspect of the disclosure. The computer program comprises code segments configured to cause a processor to: [0022] transmitting first downlink control information (DCI) to user equipment (UE) to inform the UE an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, wherein the CoMP transmission includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit PDSCH to the UE; and transmitting second DCI to the UE for notifying a CRS pattern to the UE based on the first DCI. [0023] A non-transient storage medium having embodied thereon a computer program configured to cause a processor to implement a determination technique for common reference signal (CRS) patterns. The computer program comprises code segments configured to cause a processor to: [0024] receiving first downlink control information (DCI) by UE from network to obtain an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, wherein the COMP transmission scheme includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) to the UE; and [0025] receiving second DCI to obtain a CRS pattern based on the first DCI. [0026] In the disclosure, the first DCI is used to notify a terminal of the specific CoMP transmission scheme by virtue of configuring correspondences between bits in the first DCI and the plurality of CoMP transmission schemes, so that bits in the second DCI represent all the possible CRS configurations in the currently-adopted CoMP transmission scheme, thereby exactly notifying the UE of the CRS patterns, supporting all the CoMP transmission schemes and notifications of all the CRS patterns therein, effectively perfecting the notifications of the CRS patterns, and obviously improving the flexibility. Furthermore, by the technical solution of the disclosure, the bits in the DCI can be utilized sufficiently, and more information may be notified by the minimal signalling, thereby effectively saving the signalling overheads. [0027] The following description to figures in the embodiments is made to illustrate the embodiments of the disclosure or the technical solution in the prior art clearly. Obviously, the following figures are illustrative of some embodiments of the disclosure merely. A person skilled in the art may obtain other figures without creative works according to these figures. [0028] FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for notifying common reference signal (CRS) patterns according to some embodiments of the disclosure. [0029] FIG. 2 is a flow chart of triggering aperiodical CSI feedbacks and looking for CRS pattern configurations according to some embodiments of the disclosure. [0030] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a network scenario applied to case 1 according to solutions of the embodiments of the disclosure. [0031] FIG. 4 is a flow chart of signalling of triggering aperiodical CSI feedbacks and looking for CRS pattern configurations applied to case 1 according to solutions of the embodiments of the disclosure. [0036] FIG. 9 is a flow chart of a method for determining CRS patterns according to some embodiments of the disclosure. [0037] FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a device for notifying CRS patterns according to some embodiments of the disclosure. [0038] FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a device for determining CRS patterns according to some embodiments of the disclosure. [0039] FIG. 12 is an exemplary structure diagram of a computer for realizing the technical solution of the disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS [0040] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the disclosure will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the figures herein. Obviously, the described embodiments are a part of the embodiments of the disclosure. A person skilled in the art can obtain other embodiments within the scope of the disclosure based on the embodiments herein. [0041] A method for notifying transmission parameter in a CoMP transmission system is provided according to some embodiments of the disclosure. [0042] The method comprises the steps of transmitting first downlink control information (DCI) to user equipment (UE) to inform the UE an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, wherein the CoMP transmission includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit PDSCH to the UE; and transmitting second DCI to the UE for notifying transmission parameter to the UE based on the first DCI. [0043] According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the transmission parameters may be the CRS patterns. Therefore, the method for notifying the parameters of the disclosure may be used to notify a terminal of the CRS patterns, in the embodiment. It is understood that the transmission parameters may be the CRS patterns and other parameters, control information and the like associated with CoMP transmission modes. The description is made by taking the CRS patterns for example. [0044] FIG. 1 shows in the embodiment of notifying the CRS patterns the method comprising [0045] S101: transmitting first downlink control information (DCI) to user equipment (UE) to inform the UE an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, wherein the CoMP transmission includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit PDSCH to the UE; [0046] S103: transmitting second DCI to the UE for notifying a CRS pattern to the UE based on the first DCI. [0047] In addition, the method also comprises the step of notifying the UE of correspondences between the bits in the first downlink control information and the plurality of CoMP transmission schemes as well as correspondences between bits in the second DCI and the CRS patterns in each CoMP transmission scheme by a radio resource control (RRC) signalling prior to triggering the aperiodic CSI feedback. [0048] Wherein bits in the first downlink control information (DCI) are used for indicating the aperiodic CSI feedback set and the CoMP transmission scheme simultaneously, and bits in the second DCI are used for indicating one of a plurality of candidate CRS patterns in a specific CoMP transmission scheme. [0049] Wherein a CoMP transmission scheme suitable for the UE is determined, and bits to be transmitted in the first DCI are determined in accordance with a determination result of the CoMP transmission scheme and correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of CoMP transmission schemes. [0050] In addition, the method further comprises the steps of determining transmission points for carrying out CoMP transmission in the CoMP transmission scheme in accordance with CSI feedbacks of the UE, determining corresponding CRS patterns in accordance with a current sub-frame transmission situation of each transmission points, and determining bits to be transmitted in the second DCI in accordance with correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of possible CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission scheme. [0051] Moreover, when the number of the bits in the first DCI is n, the bits therein represent at most 2n-1 CoMP transmission schemes. [0052] FIG. 2 illustrates a flow chart of a signalling of triggering aperiodic CSI feedbacks and transmitting CRS pattern DCI, wherein the BSs configure candidate aperiodic CSI feedback sets and CRS patterns and notify the UE of configuration information by an RRC signalling; the UE transmits a downlink service request; the BSs determine an aperiodic CSI feedback set and then trigger an aperiodic CSI feedback report by 2 bit DCI (corresponding to the first downlink control information); the UE feeds back the triggered CSI set; and the BSs notify the UE of the CRS patterns by the CRS pattern DCI (corresponding to the second downlink control information) after determining a transmission mode and then the UE looks for the candidate CRS patterns. [0053] Wherein the aperiodic CSI feedback is triggered, based on the technical solution of the disclosure, the UE can provide a rough estimation for the current CoMP transmission scheme in accordance with the triggered aperiodic CSI feedback, that is, when the aperiodic CSI feedback is triggered, partial information on the CoMP transmission scheme may be obtained by the UE, which may be utilized to achieve the purpose of supporting all the CRS patterns when the candidate CRS patterns are configured and the UE is notified, by the CRS pattern DCI, the CRS pattern used by the current PDSCH mapping. [0054] Based on whether the CoMP transmission points transmit the PDSCHs to the CoMP UE, the CoMP transmission scheme is classified into 2n-1, wherein n is the number of bits for triggering the aperiodic CSI feedback. Specifically, by taking the number of bits in the first DCI being 2 and the number of the BSs providing the CoMP transmission for the UE being 3 (the CoMP set contains 3 BSs) for example, correspondences between the preconfigured bits and the plurality of CoMP transmission schemes may be as follows: [0055] The bits in the first DCI are 01, representing that all the transmission points providing the CoMP transmission for the UE transmit the PDSCHs to the UE (corresponding to case 1 in Table 2); [0056] The bits in the first DCI are 10, representing that a first neighbor cell BS in all the transmission points providing the CoMP transmission for the UE does not transmit the PDSCHs to the UE (corresponding to case 2 in Table 2); and [0057] The bits in the first DCI are 11, representing that a second neighbor cell BS in all the transmission points providing the CoMP transmission for the UE does not transmit the PDSCHs to the UE (corresponding to case 2 in Table 3). [0058] As known in the Background, at least 2 bit DCI is needed to trigger the aperiodic CSI feedback. In the disclosure, the 2 bit DCI is further used for representing which the BSs transmit the PDSCHs to the UE so as to represent the CoMP transmission scheme, see Table 2 (i.e. the correspondences between the bits in the first DCI and the plurality of CoMP transmission schemes). TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 2 bit DCI Triggered Aperiodic Feedback Set 00 no triggered aperiodic feedback set 01 an aperiodic feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling aiming at a primary carrier according to case 1 of the CoMP transmission scheme 10 an aperiodic feedback set 1 configured by an upper layer signaling aiming at a primary carrier according to case 2 of the CoMP transmission scheme 11 an aperiodic feedback set 2 configured by an upper layer signaling aiming at a primary carrier according to case 3 of the CoMP transmission scheme [0059] This means that when the CoMP set contains 3 BSs (BS0, BS1 and BS2, wherein BS0 is a main cell) and n is 2, the CoMP transmission schemes can be classified into three cases as follows: [0060] case 1: BS0, BS1 and BS2 transmit the PDSCH to the UE; [0061] case 2: BS1 does not transmit the PDSCH to the UE; and [0062] case 3: BS2 does not transmit the PDSCH to the UE. [0063] Thus, the solutions for notifying and determining the patterns provided in the disclosure can be used for supporting to notify the UE of CRS configurations of three cells or one cell, respectively. Compared with the existing similar solutions, the solutions of the disclosure have the advantage of more flexibility in the same overheads, or less overheads in the same flexibility. [0064] It is noted that the correspondences between the bits and the transmission schemes are not limited to the cases shown in the Table and may be modified depending on the actual demands. [0065] Thus, when the transmission set contains more than 3 BSs, the n bits represent possible CoMP transmission schemes in the current transmission set. Meanwhile, by virtue of the correspondences configured in accordance with Table 3, a plurality of feedback sets and the currently possible CoMP transmission schemes can be notified to the UE by n bit DCI. TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 n bit DCI Triggered Aperiodic Feedback Set 00 . . . 00 no triggered aperiodic feedback set 00 . . . 01 an aperiodic feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling aiming at a primary carrier according to case 1 of the CoMP transmission scheme 00 . . . 10 an aperiodic feedback set 1 configured by an upper layer signaling aiming at a primary carrier according to case 2 of the CoMP transmission scheme 00 . . . 11 an aperiodic feedback set 2 configured by an upper layer signaling aiming at a primary carrier according to case 3 of the CoMP transmission scheme . . . . . . 11 . . . 11 an aperiodic feedback sets (2n-2) configured by an upper layer signaling according to case (2n-1) of the CoMP transmission scheme [0067] For example, when n bits in the first DCI represent a plurality of CoMP transmission schemes, the CRS patterns corresponding to each CoMP transmission scheme are configured as shown in Table 4, namely, the candidate CRS patterns. TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 CoMP Transmission scheme CRS pattern Case 1 possible CRS patterns and CRS pattern DCI designs corresponding thereto in Case 1 Case 2 possible CRS patterns and CRS pattern DCI designs corresponding thereto in Case 2 Case 3 possible CRS patterns and CRS pattern DCI designs corresponding thereto in Case 3 . . . . . . case (2n-1) possible CRS patterns and CRS pattern DCI designs corresponding thereto in Case (2n-1) [0068] From the foregoing, the BSs may determine the current CRS patterns in accordance with the triggered aperiodic CSI feedback and the specific transmission scheme, which means that one CRS pattern selected from Table 4 is notified to the UE. Thereafter, the UE can record the triggered aperiodic CSI feedback set, based on which, the UE determines the CRS patterns used in the current PDSCH transmission in accordance with the CRS pattern DCI. [0069] The description to the disclosure will be made comprehensively in conjunction with the specific embodiments. Embodiment I: (Support to Notify the UE of CRS Patterns of Three Cells) [0070] The following description will be made by taking TR36.819 CoMP scenario 2 for example. Refer to FIG. 3, a CoMP measurement set contains 3 BSs (BS0, BS1 and BS2, wherein BS0 is a main cell and the remaining cells are coordinated cells), n is 2, BS0 is eNB, BS1 and BS2 are high Tx power RRHs, and the connection among the BSs is achieved by fibers or other manners. FIG. 3 illustrates a flow chart of triggering the aperiodic CSO feedbacks and looking for CRS pattern configurations. The steps to be implemented are as follows: [0071] Step 1: classifying all the possible CoMP transmission schemes into the following cases based on whether the CoMP transmission points transmit the PDSCHs to the UE: [0072] case 1: BS1 and BS2 transmit the PDSCH to the current UE; [0073] case 2: BS1 does not transmit the PDSCH to the current UE; and [0074] case 3: BS2 does not transmit the PDSCH to the current UE. [0075] Wherein, in case 1, BS0, BS1 and BS2 transmit the PDSCHs to the UE, or BS1 and BS2 transmits the PDSCHs to the current UE. Because BS0 is the main cell of the current UE, the possibility (BS1 and BS2 transmit the PDSCH to the current UE) is very low. The three CoMP transmission schemes may be further simplified as follows: [0077] case 2: BS1 doesn't transmit the PDSCH to the UE; and [0078] case 3: BS2 doesn't transmit the PDSCH to the UE. [0079] Step 2: configuring aperiodic CSI feedbacks in accordance with the different transmission schemes based on the conclusions reached by triggering the aperiodic CSI feedbacks in R11, as shown in Table 1. In this step, results of configuring demands of the corresponding aperiodic CSI feedbacks in accordance with the classification of the CoMP transmission schemes in Step 2 are shown in Table 2. [0080] Step 3: configuring candidate CRS patterns respectively in accordance with the three CoMP transmission schemes. [0081] For convenience of the description, the CRS pattern is A, B or C if BS0, BS1 and BS2 transmits normal subframes, respectively; and when the BS transmits the MBSFN, the CRS pattern is marked as X. For example, it is assumed that BS0 and BS1 transmit the PDSCHs to the UE currently, when BS0 and BS1 are the normal sub-frames, the CRS pattern is AB; when BS0 and BS1 are a normal subframe and an MBSFN subframe, respectively, the CRS pattern is A or B; and when BS0 and BS1 are MBSFN subframes, the CRS pattern is X. Accordingly, all possible CRS patterns corresponding to the three CoMP transmission schemes in Step 1 are shown in Table 5. TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 CoMP Transmission schemes Possible CRS Patterns Case 1: (BS0, BS1, BS2) ABC, AB, AC, BC, B, C, A, X Case 2: (BS0, BS2), (BS0), (BS2) AC, A, C, X Case 3: (BS0, BS1), (BS0), (BS1) AB, B, A, X [0082] BS0 is the main cell, so the UE may be informed of MBSFN subframe configuration information of the BS0 through system information. Thus, some CRS patterns in case 1 can be combined (the UE is required to consider the MBSFN subframe configuration information in case 1), for example, AB = { AB , if BS 0 transmits the normal subframes B , if BS 0 transmits the MBSFN subframes ##EQU00001## [0083] Similarly, the CRS pattern ABC may be obtained by combining the CRS pattern ABC with the CRS pattern BC; the CRS pattern AB may be obtained by combining the CRS pattern AB with the CRS pattern B; and the CRS pattern AC may be obtained by combining the CRS pattern AC with the CRS pattern C. The above possible CRS patterns may be further simplified as shown in Table 6: TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 CoMP Transmission schemes CRS Patterns Case 1: (BS0, BS1, BS2) ABC, AB, AC, A Case 2: (BS0, BS2), (BS0), (BS2) AC, A, C, X Case 3: (BS0, BS1), (BS0), (BS1) AB, A, B, X [0084] Accordingly, there may be four possible CRS patterns in each CoMP transmission case, represented by 2 bits, respectively (corresponding to bits in the second DCI), i.e. the candidate CRS patterns may be configured as shown in Table 7 (i.e. the correspondences between the bits in the second DCI and the CRS patterns in each CoMP transmission scheme are notified to the UE): TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 CRS Patterns CRS Pattern DCI case1 case2 case3 00 ABC C B 01 AB X X 10 AC AC AB 11 A A A [0085] It is noted that the correspondences between the bits and the CRS patterns are not limited to the cases shown in Tables 5, 6 and 7 and are may be modified depending on the actual demands. [0086] Step 4: notifying by the BS the UE of the aperiodic CSI feedbacks and the configuration information of the CRS patterns through the RRC signalling, as shown in Tables 2 and 7. [0087] Step 5: transmitting a downlink data transmission request to the BSs by the UE, and triggering the aperiodic feedback of the UE by using 2 bit DCI (corresponding to the first DCI) after the BSs receive the request, for example, transmitting 11 to the UE is used to trigger the aperiodic feedback corresponding to case 3. [0088] Step 6: receiving the triggering of the aperiodic CSI by the UE, finding out the aperiodic feedback corresponding to 11 in Table 2, feeding the corresponding aperiodic CSI back to the BS, and recoding the transmission scheme corresponding to the triggered aperiodic feedback 11, i.e. case 3, for the purpose of looking for the subsequent CRS patterns. [0089] Step 7: receiving, by the BSs, the aperiodic CSI fed back by the UE, and based on which, determining a specific CoMP transmission scheme. By taking CoMP JT for example, the BS0 and BS1 transmit the PDSCHs to the UE currently at the same time, and possible CRS patterns are AB, A, B and X depending on whether the normal subframes are transmitted. If the BS0 and BS1 transmit the normal subframes currently, the CRS pattern is AB. Refer to Table 7, 2 bit CRS pattern DCI 10 (corresponding to the second DCI) is transmitted to the UE in order for notification of the current CRS pattern. [0090] Step 8: receiving 2 bit CRS pattern DCI by the UE and looking for the corresponding CRS pattern in Table 7 by combining the information of triggering the aperiodic CSI of 2 bit DCI in step 6. Accordingly, the CRS pattern should be AB. Embodiment II (Support to Feed Back the CRS of One Cell) [0091] By taking a TR36.819 CoMP scenario for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the CoMP measurement set contains 3 BSs (BS0, BS1 and BS2, wherein BS0 is a main cell and the remaining cells are coordinated cells), n is 2, BS0 is eNB, BS1 and BS2 and other BSs are low Tx power RRH, and the connection among the BSs is achieved by fibers or other manners. FIG. 6 illustrates a flow chart of triggering aperiodic CSI feedbacks and looking for CRS pattern DCI configurations. The steps to be implemented are as follows: [0093] case 1: BS1 and BS2 transmit PDSCH to the current UE; [0094] case 2: BS1 does not transmit PDSCH to the current UE; and [0095] case 3: BS2 does not transmit PDSCH to the current UE. [0096] Wherein, case 1 comprises that BS0, BS1 and BS2 transmit the PDSCHs to the UE and BS1 and BS2 transmits the PDSCHs to the current UE. Because the BS0 is the main cell of the current UE, the possibility (BS1 and BS2 transmit the PDSCH to the current UE) is very low. The three CoMP transmission schemes may be further simplified as follows: [0097] case 1: BS0, BS1 and BS2 transmit the PDSCH to the current UE; [0098] case 2: None of BS0, BS1 and BS2 transmits the PDSCH to the UE; and [0099] case 3: None of BS0, BS1 and BS2 transmits the PDSCH to the UE. [0100] Step 2: configuring aperiodic CSI feedbacks in accordance with the different transmission schemes. [0101] Based on the conclusions reached by triggering the aperiodic CSI feedbacks in R11, as shown in Table 1. Results of configuring demands of the corresponding aperiodic CSI feedbacks in accordance with the classification of the CoMP transmission schemes in Step 2 are shown in Table 2. [0103] For convenience of the description, the CRS pattern is A, B or C if the BS0, BS1 and BS2 transmit normal subframes, respectively; and when the BSs transmit the MBSFN, the CRS pattern is marked as X. For example, it is assumed that the BS0 and BS1 transmit the PDSCHs to the UE currently, when the BS0 and BS1 are the normal sub-frames, the CRS pattern is AB; when the BS0 and BS1 are a normal subframe and an MBSFN subframe respectively, the CRS pattern is A or B; and when the BS0 and BS1 are MBSFN subframes, the CRS pattern is X. Accordingly, all possible CRS patterns corresponding to the three CoMP transmission schemes in Step 1 are shown in Table 6. Because the notification of a CRS pattern of one cell to the UE is supported only in the example, some CRS patterns in cases 2 and 3 in Table 3 may be combined (thus, the UE is required to consider MBSFN subframe configuration information in cases 2 and 3). Table 6 can be simplified into Table 8: TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 8 CoMP Transmission schemes CRS Patterns Case 1: (BS0, BS1, BS2) A, B, C, X Case 2: (BS0, BS2), (BS0), (BS2) A, C Case 3: (BS0, BS1), (BS0), (BS1) A, B [0104] This means that there are four possible CRS patterns in each CoMP transmission case, represented by 2 bit, while there are two possible CRS patterns in cases 2 and 3, represented by 1 bit. Therefore, the candidate CRS patterns can be configured as shown in Table 9: TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 9 case1/CRS case2/CRS case3/CRS Pattern DCI Pattern DCI Pattern DCI A/00 A/0 A/0 B/01 C/1 B/1 C/10 X/11 [0105] It is noted that the correspondences between the bits and the CRS patterns are not limited to the cases shown in Table 9, and are may be modified depending on the actual demands. [0106] Step 4: notifying by the BSs the UE of the aperiodic CSI feedbacks and the configuration information of the CRS patterns through the RRC signalling (corresponding to the first DCI), as shown in Tables 2 and 9. [0107] Step 5: transmitting a downlink data transmission request to the BSs by the UE, and triggering the aperiodic feedback of the UE by using 2 bit DCI after the BSs receive the request, for example, transmitting 10 to the UE is used to trigger the aperiodic feedback corresponding to case 2. [0109] Step 7: receiving by the BS the aperiodic CSI fed back by the UE, and based on which, determining a specific CoMP transmission scheme. By taking CoMP DPS for example, the BS1 transmits the PDSCHs to the UE currently, and possible CRS patterns are C and X depending on whether the normal subframes are transmitted. If the BS1 transmits the normal subframes currently, the CRS pattern is B. Refer to Table 9, 1 bit CRS pattern DCI 1 (corresponding to the second DCI) is transmitted to the UE in order for notification of the current CRS pattern. [0110] Step 8: receiving 1 bit CRS pattern DCI by the UE and looking for the corresponding CRS pattern in Table 9 by combining the information of triggering the aperiodic CSI of 2 bit DCI in step 6. Accordingly, the CRS pattern should be B. Embodiment III [0111] By taking TR36.819 CoMP scenario 3 for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a CoMP measurement set contains 4 BSs (BS0, BS1, BS2 and BS3, wherein the BS0 is a main cell and the remaining cells are coordinated cells), n is 3, BS0 is eNB, BS1, BS2 and BS3 are low Tx power RRH, and the connection among the BSs is achieved by fibers or other manners. FIG. 8 illustrates a flow chart triggering aperiodic CSI feedbacks and looking for CRS pattern DCI configurations. The steps to be implemented are as follows: [0112] Step 1: classifying all the possible CoMP transmission schemes into the following cases based on whether CoMP transmission points transmit the PDSCHs to the UE: [0113] case 1: BS0, BS1, BS2 and BS3 transmit the PDSCH to the current UE; [0114] case 2: BS1 does not transmit the PDSCH to the UE; [0117] case 5: BS1 and BS2 do not transmit the PDSCH to the UE; [0118] case 6: BS1 and BS3 do not transmit the PDSCH to the UE; and [0119] case 7: BS2 and BS3 do not transmit the PDSCH to the UE. [0120] Step 2: configuring aperiodic CSI feedbacks in accordance with the different transmission schemes. Configurations of demands of corresponding aperiodic CSI feedbacks are performed in accordance with the classification of the CoMP transmission schemes in Step 1: TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 10 3 bit DCI Triggered Aperiodic Feedback Sets 000 no triggered aperiodic feedback set 001 an aperiodic feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling aiming at a primary carrier according to case 1 of the CoMP transmission scheme 010 an aperiodic feedback set 1 configured by an upper layer signaling according to case 2 of the CoMP transmission scheme 011 an aperiodic feedback set 2 configured by an upper layer signaling according to case 3 of the CoMP transmission scheme 100 an aperiodic feedback set 3 configured by an upper layer signaling according to case 4 of the CoMP transmission scheme 101 an aperiodic feedback set 4 configured by an upper layer signaling according to case 5 of the CoMP transmission scheme 110 an aperiodic feedback set 5 configured by an upper layer signaling according to case 6 of the CoMP transmission scheme 111 an aperiodic feedback set 6 configured by an upper layer signaling according to case 7 of the CoMP transmission scheme [0121] One of the seven cases may be notified to the UE by the first DCI in accordance with the correspondences between the bits and the cases in Table 10. Wherein the correspondences between the bits and the transmission schemes are not limited to the cases in Table 10 and may be modified depending on the actual demands. [0122] Step 3: configuring candidate CRS patterns respectively in accordance with the seven CoMP transmission schemes. [0123] For convenience of the description, the CRS pattern is A, B, C or D if the BS0, BS1, BS2 and BS3 transmit normal subframes, respectively; and when the BS transmits the MBSFN, the CRS pattern is marked as X. All the CRS patterns corresponding to the seven CoMP transmission schemes in Step 1 are shown in Table 11: TABLE-US-00011 TABLE 11 CoMP Transmission schemes Possible CRS Patterns Case 1: (BS0, BS1, BS2, BS3) ABCD, ABC, ACD, ABD, BCD, AB, AC, AD, BC, BD, CD, A, B, C, D, X Case 2: (BS0, BS2, BS3), (BS0, BS2), ACD, AC, AD, CD, A, C, D, X (BS0, BS3), (BS2, BS3), (BS0), (BS2), (BS3) Case 3: (BS0, BS1, BS3), (BS0, BS1), ABD, AB, AD, BD, A, B, D, X (BS0, BS3), (BS1, BS3), (BS0), (BS1), (BS3) Case 4: (BS0, BS1, BS2), (BS0, BS1), ABC, AB, AC, BC, A, B, C, X (BS0, BS2), (BS1, BS2), (BS0), (BS1), (BS2) Case 5: (BS0, BS3), (BS0), (BS3) AD, A, D, X Case 6: (BS0, BS2), (BS0), (BS2) AC, A, C, X Case 7: (BS0, BS1), (BS0), (BS1) AB, A, B, X [0124] The BS0 is the main cell, so the UE may be informed of MBSFN subframe configuration information of the BS0 through system information. Thus, some CRS patterns in case 1 can be combined (the UE is required to consider the MBSFN subframe configuration information in case 1), for example, [0125] Similarly, the above possible CRS patterns can be simplified, as shown in Table 12: TABLE-US-00012 TABLE 12 CoMP Transmission schemes Possible CRS Patterns Case 1: (BS0, BS1, BS2, BS3) ABCD, ABC, ACD, ABD, AB, AC, AD, A Case 2: (BS0, BS2, BS3), (BS0, BS2), ACD, AC, AD, CD, A, C, D, X (BS0, BS3), (BS2, BS3), (BS0), (BS2), (BS3) Case 3: (BS0, BS1, BS3), (BS0, BS1), ABD, AB, AD, BD, A, B, D, X (BS0, BS3), (BS1, BS3), (BS0), (BS1), (BS3) Case 4: (BS0, BS1, BS2), (BS0, BS1), ABC, AB, AC, BC, A, B, C, X (BS0, BS2), (BS1, BS2), (BS0), (BS1), (BS2) Case 5: (BS0, BS3), (BS0), (BS3) AD, A, D, X Case 6: (BS0, BS2), (BS0), (BS2) AC, A, C, X Case 7: (BS0, BS1), (BS0), (BS1) AB, A, B, X [0126] It can thus be seen that case 1-4 are represented by 3 bit, respectively, and cases 5-7 are represented by 2 bit, respectively. Accordingly the candidate CRS patterns may be configured as shown in Table 13: TABLE-US-00013 TABLE 13 Case 5/ Case 6/ Case 7/ CRS CRS CRS case 1/CRS case 2/CRS case 3/CRS Case 4/CRS pattern pattern pattern pattern DCI pattern DCI pattern DCI pattern DCI DCI DCI DCI ABCD/ ACD/000 ABD/000 ABC/000 AD/00 AC/00 AB/00 000 ABC/001 AC/001 AB/001 AB/001 A/01 A/01 A/01 ACD/010 AD/010 AD/010 AC/010 D/10 C/10 B/10 BCD0/11 CD/011 BD/011 BC/011 X/11 X/11 X/11 AB/100 A/100 A/100 A/100 AC/101 C/101 B/101 B/101 AD/100 D/110 D/110 C/110 A/111 X/111 X/111 X/111 [0127] It is noted that the correspondences between the bits and the CRS patterns are not limited to the cases shown in Table 13, and are may be modified depending on the actual demands. [0128] Step 4: notifying by the BSs the UE of the aperiodic CSI feedbacks and the configuration information of the CRS patterns through the RRC signalling (corresponding to the first DCI), as shown in Tables 10 and 13. [0129] Step 5: transmitting a downlink data transmission request to the BSs by the UE, and triggering the aperiodic feedback of the UE by using 3 bit DCI (corresponding to the first DCI) after the BSs receive the request, for example, transmitting 010 to the UE is used to trigger the aperiodic feedback corresponding to case 3. [0130] Step 6: receiving the triggering of the aperiodic CSI by the UE, finding out the aperiodic feedback corresponding to 010 in Table 10, feeding the corresponding aperiodic CSI back to the BSs, and recoding the transmission scheme corresponding to the triggered aperiodic feedback 010, i.e. case 3, for the purpose of looking for the subsequent CRS patterns. [0131] Step 7: receiving by the BSs the aperiodic CSI fed back by the UE, and based on which, determining a specific CoMP transmission scheme. By taking CoMP JT for example, the BS0, BS2 and BS3 transmit the PDSCHs to the UE currently at the same time. If the current BS0 and BS2 transmit the normal subframes and the BS3 transmits MBSFN subframes, the CRS pattern is AC. Refer to Table 13, 3 bit CRS pattern DCI 001 (corresponding to the second DCI) is transmitted to the UE in order for notification of the current CRS pattern. [0132] Step 8: receiving 3 bit CRS pattern DCI by the UE and looking for the corresponding CRS pattern in Table 13 by combining the information of triggering the aperiodic CSI of 3 bit DCI in step 6. Accordingly the CRS pattern should be AC. [0133] It should be understood that FIGS. 3-8 are illustrative of the specific scenarios of the disclosure merely, and the technical solution of the disclosure can be applied to more transmission points (more BSs are contained in the CoMP measurement set) in the actual applications. Depending on the different cases, the number of bits in the first and the second DCI may be increased or decreased; furthermore, the correspondences between the bits in the first DCI or the second DCI and the CoMP transmission schemes or CRS patterns may be adjusted flexibly without limitation to the correspondences shown in the Tables. [0134] According to the embodiments of the disclosure, a method for determining coordinated multiple point (CoMP) parameters is provided. [0135] The method for determining CoMP parameters comprises the following steps: [0136] receiving first downlink control information (DCI) by UE from network to obtain an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, wherein the COMP transmission scheme includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) to the UE; and receiving second DCI by the UE to obtain a transmission parameter based on the first DCI. [0137] According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the transmission parameters may be the CRS patterns. Therefore, in the embodiment, the method for determining CoMP parameters may be used for determining the CRS patterns. It should be understood that the transmission parameters may be the CRS patterns and also other parameters, control information and the like associated with a CoMP transmission mode. The description is made with reference to the CRS patterns. [0138] As shown in FIG. 9, according to the embodiments of determining the CRS patterns, the determination method also comprises the following steps: [0139] step 901: receiving first downlink control information (DCI) by UE from network to obtain an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, wherein the COMP transmission scheme includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) to the UE; and [0140] step 903: receiving second DCI by the UE to obtain a CRS pattern based on the first DCI. [0141] Wherein, the determination method may further comprises the following steps: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) signalling prior to triggering the aperiodic CSI feedback, and determining the correspondences between the bits in the first DCI and the CoMP transmission schemes as well as the correspondences between the bits in the second DCI and the CRS patterns in each CoMP transmission scheme according to the RRC signalling. [0142] Wherein bits in the first DCI are used for indicating the aperiodic CSI feedback set and the CoMP transmission scheme simultaneously, and bits in the second DCI are used for indicating one of a plurality of candidate CRS patterns in a specific CoMP transmission scheme. [0143] And the method further comprises the step of determining the CoMP transmission scheme in accordance with the bits in the first DCI and correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of CoMp transmission schemes. [0144] And the method further comprises the step of determining CRS patterns in accordance with bits in the second DCI and correspondences between the preconfigured bits and a plurality of possible CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission scheme. [0145] Further, if the number of bits in the first DCI is 2, and the number of the BSs providing the CoMP transmission for the UE is 3, there are three correspondences between the preconfigured bits and the CoMP transmission schemes, including: [0146] The bits in the first DCI are 01, representing that all the transmission points providing the CoMP transmission for the UE transmit the PDSCHs to the UE; [0147] The bits in the first DCI are 10, representing that a first neighbor cell BS in all the transmission points providing the CoMP transmission for the UE does not transmit the PDSCHs to the UE; and [0148] The bits in the first DCI are 11, representing that a second neighbor cell BS in all the transmission points providing the CoMP transmission for the UE does not transmit the PDSCHs to the UE. [0149] Furthermore, if the number of bits in the first DCI is 2 and the number of the BSs for providing the CoMP for the UE is 3, the bits in the first DCI represent three CoMP transmission schemes, the method for determining CRS patterns further comprising: [0150] if the bits in the first DCI are 00, determining no triggered aperiodic CSI feedback; [0151] if the bits in the first DCI are 01, determining an asperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling aiming at a primary carrier, and determining the CoMP transmission scheme adopted by the UE currently as a first CoMP transmission scheme; [0152] if the bits in the first DCI are 10, determining a first aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by the upper layer signaling, and determining the CoMP transmission scheme adopted by the UE currently as a second CoMP transmission scheme; and [0153] if the bits in the first DCI are 11, determining a second aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by the upper layer signaling, and determining the CoMP transmission scheme adopted by the UE currently as a third CoMP transmission scheme. [0154] Corresponding to the method for notifying CRS patterns described previously, the method for determining CRS patterns according to the disclosure can be also applied to many scenarios, and hence is not discussed in further detail herein to avoid repetition. [0155] A device for notifying coordinated multiple point (CoMP) transmission parameters, arranged at network, is provided according to the embodiments of the disclosure. [0156] FIG. 10 shows the device for notifying CoMP transmission parameters comprising: [0157] A communication module 1001 for transmitting first downlink control information (DCI) to user equipment (UE) to inform the UE an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, and transmitting second DCI to the UE for notifying a transmission parameters to the UE based on the first DCI, wherein the CoMP transmission includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit PDSCH to the UE. [0158] In one embodiment, the transmission parameters may be the CRS patterns. It should be understood that the transmission parameters may be the CRS patterns and also other parameters, control information and the like associated with a CoMP transmission mode. The description is made with reference to the CRS patterns. [0159] When being used for notifying the CRS patterns, the communication module 1001 is configured for transmitting first downlink control information (DCI) to user equipment (UE) to inform the UE an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, and transmitting second DCI to the UE for notifying a CRS pattern to the UE based on the first DCI, wherein the CoMP transmission includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit PDSCH to the UE. [0161] As shown in FIG. 10, the device further includes a processing module 1002 for determining a CoMP transmission scheme suitable for the UE, and determining bits to be transmitted in the first DCI in accordance with a determination result of the CoMP transmission scheme and correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of CoMP transmission schemes. [0162] As shown in FIG. 10, the device further includes a storage module 1003 for storing the correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of CoMP transmission schemes. [0163] The processing module 1002 is also configured for determining transmission points for carrying out CoMP transmission in the CoMP transmission scheme in accordance with CSI feedbacks of the UE, determining corresponding CRS patterns in accordance with a current sub-frame transmission situation of each transmission points, and determining bits to be transmitted in the second DCI in accordance with correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of possible CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission scheme. [0164] And the storage module 1003 is also configured for storing the correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of possible CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission scheme. [0165] Wherein the bits in the first DCI represent 3 CoMP transmission schemes if the number of the bits in the first DCI is 2 and the number of the BSs providing the CoMP transmission for the UE is 3, the bits in the first DCI may be used in the following ways: [0166] representing no triggered aperiodic CSI feedback when the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 00; [0167] representing an aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper signaling aiming at a primary carrier in accordance with a first CoMP transmission scheme when the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 01; [0168] representing a first aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling in accordance with a second CoMP transmission scheme when the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 10; and [0169] representing a second aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling in accordance with a third CoMP transmission scheme when the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 11. [0170] In addition the communication module 1001 is further configured for notifying the UE of the correspondences between the bits in the first DCI and the plurality of CoMP transmission schemes and correspondences between the bits in the second DCI and CRS patterns in each CoMP transmission scheme by a radio resource control (RRC) signaling prior to triggering an aperiodic CSI feedback. [0171] A device for determining CoMP transmission parameters, arranged at UE, is provided according to the embodiments of the disclosure. [0172] FIG. 11 shows the device for determining CoMP transmission parameters comprising: [0173] A communication module 1101 for receiving first downlink control information (DCI) from network to obtain an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, and receiving second DCI to obtain a transmission parameters based on the first DCI, wherein the COMP transmission scheme includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) to the UE. [0174] In one embodiment of the disclosure, the transmission parameters may be the CRS patterns, and the device for determining CoMP transmission parameters may be used to determine the CRS patters in a CoMP transmission system. It should be understood that the transmission parameters may be the CRS patterns and also other parameters, control information and the like associated with a CoMP transmission mode. The description is made with reference to the CRS patterns. [0175] When being used for determining the CRS patterns, the communication module 1101 is configured for receiving first downlink control information (DCI) from network to obtain an aperiodic channel status information (CSI) feedback set and a CoMP transmission scheme to be applied to the UE, and receiving second DCI to obtain a CRS pattern based on the first DCI, wherein the COMP transmission scheme includes a plurality of possible combinations of transmission points that transmit physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) to the UE. [0177] As shown in FIG. 11, the device further includes a processing module 1102 for determining the CoMP transmission scheme in accordance with the bits in the first DCI and correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of CoMp transmission schemes. [0179] The processing module 1102 is further configured for determining CRS patterns in accordance with bits in the second DCI and correspondences between the preconfigured bits and a plurality of possible CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission scheme. [0180] The storage module 1103 is further configured for storing the correspondences between preconfigured bits and a plurality of possible CRS patterns in the CoMP transmission scheme. [0181] Wherein the bits in the first DCI represent 3 CoMP transmission schemes if the number of the bits in the first DCI is 2 and the number of BSs providing CoMP transmission for the UE is 3, the bits in the first DCI may be used in the following ways: [0182] determining no triggered aperiodic CSI feedback if the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 00; [0183] determining an aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling aiming at a primary carrier and determining a CoMP transmission scheme adopted by the UE currently as a first CoMP transmission scheme if the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 01; [0184] determining a first aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling and determining a CoMP transmission scheme adopted by the UE currently as a second CoMP transmission scheme if the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 10; and [0185] determining a second aperiodic CSI feedback set configured by an upper layer signaling and determining a CoMP transmission scheme adopted by the UE currently as a third CoMP transmission scheme if the bits in the first DCI are configured to be 11. [0186] In addition, the communication module 1101 is further configured for receiving a radio resource control (RRC) signaling prior to triggering an aperiodic CSI feedback; [0187] and the processing module 1102 is further configured for determining correspondences between bits in the first DCI and a plurality of CoMP transmission schemes as well as correspondences between bits in the second DCI and CRS patterns in each CoMP transmission scheme in accordance with the RRC signaling. [0188] The notification and determination devices according to the embodiments of the disclosure may be applied to, but not limited to, the scenarios used in the embodiments of the methods. When the notification and determination devices are in operation, the operation of each module is described previously and hence is not discussed in further detail herein to avoid repetition. [0194] From the foregoing, the first DCI is used to notify the terminal of the specific CoMP transmission scheme by virtue of configuring the correspondences between the bits in the first DCI and the plurality of CoMP transmission schemes so that the bits in the second DCI represent all the possible CRS configurations in the currently-adopted CoMP transmission scheme, thereby exactly notifying the UE of the CRS patterns, supporting all the CoMP transmission schemes and notifications of all the CRS patterns therein, effectively perfecting the notifications of the CRS patterns, saving the signalling overheads, and significantly improving the flexibility; furthermore, the disclosure is achieved without improvement to exiting flows and has good compatibility, and is applicable well although the scenarios are changed. [0195] The basic principles of the disclosure is discussed with respect to the embodiments, however, it is noted that a person skilled in the art should appreciate from the disclosure all or any of the steps or features of the methods and devices of the disclosure and may implement the same in any calculating device (such as a processor, a storage medium, etc.) or calculating device network by hardware, firmware, software or the combination thereof by applying their basic programming skills. [0196] Therefore, the disclosure may be implemented by running a program or one group of programs in any calculating device. The calculating device may be the publicly known device. The invention may be implemented by merely providing a program product containing program codes for realizing the methods or devices. In other words, such program product constitutes the disclosure, and a storage medium in which such program product is stored also constitutes the disclosure. Obviously, the storage medium may be any storage medium which is well known or will be developed in the future. [0197] In a circumstance that the embodiments of the disclosure are realized by software and/or firmware, program constituting the software are installed in a computer with a special hardware structure, for example, a common computer 1200 shown in FIG. 12, by the storage medium or network. The computer equipped with the program can execute different functions. [0198] Refer to FIG. 12, a central processing unit (CPU) 1201 executes different operations according to a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 1202 or a program loaded in a random access memory (RAM) 1203 from a storage portion 1208. The RAM 1203 also stores data required for the different operations executed by the CPU 1201. The CPU 1201, the ROM 1202 and the RAM 1203 are connected mutually by a bus 1204. An input/output interface 1205 is also connected to the bus 1204. [0199] An input portion 1206 including a keyboard, a mouse and the like, an output portion 1207 including a display (such as a cathode-ray tube (CRT) display, a liquid-crystal display (LCD) and the like) and a loudspeaker, etc., the storage portion 1208 including a hard disk, etc. and a communication portion 1209 including a network interface card such as an LAN card and a modulator-demodulator, etc. are connected to the input/output interface 1205. The communication portion 1209 runs a communication operation by a network such as Internet. [0200] A driver 1210 is connected to the input/output interface 1205 as needed. A removable medium 1211 such as a disc, an optical disc, a magnetic optical disc, a semiconductor memory and the like are installed in the driver 1210 as needed, such that a computer program read from the driver 1210 is installed in the storage portion 1208 as needed. [0201] When the software is used to realize the processing operations, a program constituting the software is installed by the network such as Internet or the storage medium such as the removable medium 1211. [0202] A person skilled in the art should understand that the storage medium includes, but not limited to, the removable medium 1211 storing the program and providing programs for users in separation from the device, as shown in FIG. 12. The removable medium 1211 includes a disc (including a floppy disk (registered trademark)), an optical disc (including a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM) and a digital video disk (DVD)), a magnetic optical disc (including minidisc (MD) (registered trademark)) and a semiconductor memory. Or, the storage medium may be discs and the like included in the ROM 1202 and the storage portion 1208, wherein the discs stores the programs and are distributed to the users with the devices containing the same. [0203] It is should be noted that the features or steps can be split and/or recombined in the devices and methods of the disclosure. Such splitting and/or recombination are deemed to be equivalents. Moreover, the steps can be performed in time order described naturally, but they are not necessarily required. Some steps can be performed in parallel or independently. [0204] Although the disclosure and advantages thereof have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Moreover, the terms, such as `comprise`, `composed of` or other nonexclusive derivatives are used in the invention, such that the process, method, product or device comprises not only a series of factors but also other factors not described definitely, or inherent factors thereof. Without more limitations, the wording `comprising one . . . ` defines one factor, but other same factors may be comprised in the process, method, product or device. 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__label__cc	0.744827	0.255173	Ride 3 Review \| I Think I Prefer 4 Wheels! Posted on Dec 2 2018 - 10:09pm by Gaf Hussain If you are a fan of Motorbike sim racers, you’ve only really had two options. MotoGP and Ride. One focuses on the real-life racers and the MotoGP league and the other focuses on the bikes and their history as well as accurately simulating motorbike racing. The game starts with an initial practice race and then the ability to create your racer, however during 99% of the game you never see his or her face due to being in motorcycle leathers and helmet. Seems a bit redundant. You will likely go to the Career mode, which in this game is presented very elegantly. Displayed as almost a bookcase full of motoring magazines, there are seven rows with ten volumes on each shelf. The consist of between 4 to 6 stages. I am new to the motorbiking genre, so thankfully there were multiple‘Riding School’ training magazines. This is where I first discovered how long the load times were, especially when each stage was on the same track, but the game kicked you out of it after completing the stage, only to go back into it for a different mission. Most stages begin with a flying lap where the AI takes control, but on the ‘Wide Bends’ stage the driver falls off the bike that is being controlled by the computer. Small bugs and annoyances like this are littered throughout the game. The physics is also a bit hit and miss. Sometimes heavy collisions are brushed off by the rider and other times a similar bump will throw you off your bike. This is very frustrating, but graciously the devs included a ‘Rewind’ option that will allow you to correct your mistake at any point. It took me a while to discover this, because you aren’t really given a basics tutorial despite the fact that the first thing you do is a race. After doing your first race you will be able to adjust the difficulty from 6 main settings or tweak all the usual suspects like AI and traction control to set the game to your preference. You will then find yourself going through the hefty career mode. Possibly one of the biggest I have seen, and it’snot easy. Particularly the time attack races. This is because the difficulty settings do not adjust the times, and driving with all the assists your bike will never be able to get a gold time on these races. In some cases, this means you can’t unlock certain bikes to race in later events. You earn trophies and money as well as experience. The money buys you more bikes and the trophies unlock the next tiers. The variety of races is quite impressive, these include Single Races, Time Attack, Point to Point, Night Races, Championships, Drag Race and Track Day, which challenges you to overtake a set amount of people in a limited time. The drag race is also quite interesting but tricky, as there aren’t many tutorials in the game. You have to change gears manually in order to get first place in a series of races and go up against 3 other racers. 2 move to the next round and 2 are eliminated. Visually the game is mixed, the bikes look stunning and you can tell why. The developers are clearly highly passionate about bikes, so much so that during the load times you are presented with up to 3 pages of history for your currently selected bike. You can even customise how your bike looks with a livery editor akin to the Forza series. The weather effects are also stunning on the PS4 Pro. The rain is possibly the best I have seen; however,the stages and overall environment are a bit dull looking, but this may be down to real-life rather than the designers. There are over 230 motorbikes up for grabs to add to your collection and 30 real world tracks including Laguna Seca, which feels very different on a bike! Undoubtedly, the developers will; be supporting this game for months to come. Patches will fix the minor bugs and hopefully the load times will also improve, though unlikely. This game is made for fans of racing, and particularly motorcycle racing. Car racers may struggle to get to grips with the handling and will either embrace it or quit, so be wary if you are looking to buy this title. Ride 3 Review \| I Think I Prefer 4 Wheels! was last modified: December 16th, 2018 by Gaf Hussain Replay Value Resident Evil Showcase Announced for January 21st at 10pm GMT/ 11pm CET Ghost of Tsushima Shrine Rebuilt Thanks to 27.1 Million Yen Crowdfunding Immortals Fenyx Rising Review \| Zelda Assassins of War? Returnal Release Date Trailer – March 19th 2021 Dbrand to Produce Matte Black & Oreo PS5 Face Plates Spider-Man Miles Morales (PS5) Review \| New Console, New Bugs	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line285
__label__wiki	0.596462	0.596462	Class A EVP Written by Karl Sherlock The American originator of EVP Classification system, Sarah Estep, describes the Class A event of interest as a "clear and distinct voice or sound that is universally accepted and undisputed, because it must be understood by anyone with normal hearing and without being told or prompted to what is being said or heard. It can be heard without the use of headphones.” Estep here is talking about the consensus that forms around what’s clear and trustworthy.... The first of these criteria quite literally speaks for itself (or seems to). However, it’s the second criterion, trust, that moves most people to want to topple a Class A EVP from its pedestal. After all, how are people to trust you when you announce you’ve found something extraordinary? It’s not like you’re bonded, right? How do they know what methods you used to capture it? How can they be certain the voice in the EVP doesn’t belong to someone very much flesh and blood? What assurances can you give them that you weren’t being pranked, or that you haven’t actually faked the findings by yourself? Character and credibility are the bottom line if anyone is to believe your EVP is as compelling as you think it is, and in a field suffering a crisis of credibility from the get-go, your character is never as unimpeachable as you would wish it. By way of example, my team and I gave a library lecture one year on the science and pseudoscience of paranormal investigating. After presenting one of our Class A EVP and explaining why it impressed us, one audience member very respectfully asked, “How do you know someone wasn’t pulling a prank on you and your team?” I didn’t take offense; in fact, I praised him for his skeptical thinking and explained our rigorous protocols precluding any possibility of shenanigans. I also emphasized how we vetted our own members, which made it improbable anyone would trick a team member. In the end, though, I just had to be honest with him—and with myself—and admitted it was just something I innately knew to be credible. There wasn’t anything I could recommend to him except that he search for his own findings, which might then persuade him to put more trust in the ethos backing ours. But, he was absolutely right about the problem with claims like ours: who gets to set our methodological and moral standards, what are the established rules about faking “evidence,” and who consequences us if we break those rules? In the U.S., there is no oversight regulating paranormal investigation—no accredited institutions, no licenses, no embossed certificates you couldn’t have merely made by yourself. As long as no money is exchanged for services, the law treats what we do as a form of entertainment. There is, however, membership to self-regulating organizations that value scientific and principled paranormal investigating—Ghost Research International, for instance, or ASSAP (Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena). Belonging to a group, organization, or network chartered and coded on the idea of rigorous and skeptical inquiry is at least one way that our own investigative group can claim a certain degree of ethos in how it handles its cases and its findings. Fourth century BCE Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle coined the term ethos to describe the persuasive impact of ethical character, rather than the appeal of reasoning (logos) or emotion (pathos). He understood that people put their faith in claims they don’t fully understand only if they can trust the character of the person making those claims. In order to inspire that trust, the person making the claim must appear to 1) be earnest; 2) empathize with the audience; and 3) demonstrate knowledge and rigor. Like all rhetorical appeals, though, ethos can be a matter of perception only, rather than anything bona fide. We’ve all seen first hand how adeptly some politicians can “spin” the public’s perception of their sincerity, compassion, and smarts. However, the motivation of paranormal investigators to search for Class A EVP (or any other “evidence”) is usually assumed to be earnest and compassionate enough to make those first two criteria of ethos a forgone conclusion. After all, what gets most people into the search for extra-corporeal phenomena is the same sincere intellectual and/or spiritual curiosity inspiring some scientists to search for signs of extraterrestrial civilization, the quest for that one compelling artifact being first and foremost an existential one. But before we Joseph-Campbell our way onto a journey of discovery, we have to be at least somewhat honest with ourselves about our own motivations: how lonely and insecure we really are in our own corporeal existence: how fearful we are that death will isolate us, even from ourselves; how, in an era marked by its quickly evolving technology, science, and pragmatism, belief in an afterlife is just humanity’s neurotic inability to detach itself from ego; how all our intellectual pursuits to discount death as a final nothing could be, finally, all for nothing. Then, when the Class A EVP beatifically resounds in our own audio, it can feel like a clarion call to put aside (for now) our doubt and existential angst and share that little lost artifact of humanity with other soul-searchers. Who could pass up such spiritual wonderment? Once spiritual wonderment has plumbed within us, however, a Class A EVP will next evoke within us a strong empathy. Like Horton hearing that vulnerable little Whovillian and declaring him "friend," we feel a deep-seated responsibility to honor the life that once identified with that voice. We might feel this way about Class C and B EVP as well, but a lingering degree of doubt prevents us from fully committing. That Class A voice begs us to acknowledge the forgotten, the disempowered, the disenfranchised, the homeless and aimlessly lost, the hopeless and anxiously waiting. If we dignify a Class A EVP, then we are suddenly very much responsible to the datum, the soul, and the realm in which it seems to exist. Perhaps this is why we feel morally obliged to share it with others. Ahh, but this “sharing” of a Class A EVP is where things may go so terribly awry, making that third and final criterion of ethos unattainable, because, even though your motives might be beyond reproach, why should anyone trust you to “know” what you’re doing? Sure, you have faith in what you’ve found, but what critical thinking and controlled methods of capture did you employ to earn that trust? What degree of skeptical enquiry did you apply to balance faith and logic? What experiments did you attempt to recreate the results? What acknowledgment of possible discrediting factors did you make to discount your EVP being a false positive? Who else reviewed your so-called evidence, and were they objective? The real challenge of laying claim to a Class A EVP is, if you're proved wrong about it, your character takes a palpable hit. Plus, even worse, if you’re seen to have misled others, any idea about you being honest and well-intentioned goes out the window. I’ll invoke politics again for the sake of analogy: risking the claim of a Class A EVP is the same as risking the idealism to back a controversial candidate, and when he wins and his scandals tribulate an entire nation, no one’s going to let you slide with a sudden bout of amnesia. The faith you put in a Class A EVP should be like the faith you attach to a ballot for an elected official. Idealism is nice, but the smart idealist knows never to stop being a realist. And being realistic means not to trust promises and claims but, rather, to do your research, and to do it with intellectual rigor! The Latin phrase rigor mortis means that stiffness that sets into the body after death, but, ironically, the notion of “intellectual rigor” in paranormal investigating mostly means the opposite: rather than to accept one inflexible position about the “truth” of things after death, rigorous thinking is deep and carefully principled, open to self-correction and adaptation when new findings are presented. Not coincidentally, intellectual rigor is one of the mainstays of the scientific method. This is why the twentieth century founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, Marcello Truzzi, said, "An extraordinary claim requires extraordinary proof.” (Yes, Carl Sagan also famously offered his own version of this axiom.) Class A EVP depend on investigative rigor more than other classifications, because they are claimed to be more extraordinary. Unlike Class C and B EVP, whose uncertainty arises as a result of factors such as obscured sound quality and competing acoustic sources, lack of rigor caused by dubious investigative practices and unreliable recording methods will render a Class A EVP nothing more than a curiosity. Retracing Class A EVP to their source should take you back to a scrupulous account of when, where, and how the EVP was recorded. If there is any doubt whatsoever that deserves mention, it will be to your credit, not to your shame, to announce these when you post a Class A EVP. In fact, a simple caveat is expected with most Class A EVP. Remember, it's all about the odds of a piece of audible "evidence" being for real. If you can give up on the idea of proving life-after-death, or that Heaven is for real, or temporarily put aside the social work of “crossing over” wayward spirits, then you can get down to the rigor of things. A strong, clear, articulate EVP with no probable explanation is an excellent “catch,” and it's the best we can hope for, given what we don't yet know about the scientific side of this phenomenon. But, if you put too much faith in the veracity of your EVP and do not acknowledge and accommodate its potential detractors, then you will seem to equivocate the truth, and this can only damage your credibility. Substantiate your claim that an EVP is Class A by revealing your methodologies, your protocols, and your analytical criteria. Delineate a list of plusses and minuses; show others you have come to your decision by way of a pragmatic debate and always invite further dialogue to continue that debate. Don’t be inflexible. Our field needs and deserves rigor, not rigor mortis. The “Listening” Brain A little faith in your own motivation to find Class A EVP is a good thing. After all, why deny that paranormal investigating is a spiritual pursuit. However, it's another thing altogether to allow yourself to be overly confident in the science of a Class A EVP, or to become complacent with the results. Class A EVP are not captured to entertain. Rather, because of them, we as paranormal investigators are made even more responsible to the scientific method, and to check our facts. Additionally, more than Class B and Class C anomalies, Class A EVP force us to be more demanding of our results. They should make us want to take up the role of serious researcher, which requires we stay current in EVP theory, stay abreast of the tech we employ to capture EVP, study the psychological and neurological factors that influence our “listening” brain, and engage in carefully controlled experiments to recreate or anticipate the effects of EVP. With hard data collected, the science can actually begin. And, with it, you won’t merely look like an amateur putting on the appearances of having “scientifimicacity”; you’ll actually be contributing to a community of thinkers in a knowledgeable and trustworthy way. When that day arrives, your ethos as a science-driven paranormal investigator will finally convince others of what a great find that one Class A EVP really was—because you’ll have tried repeatedly to knock it off its pedestal first. Here, then, are a few typical Class A take-downs: Cross-Talk: In an era where satellite communications might well be responsible for decimating the honeybee population worldwide (from which the toll on agriculture will be incalculably devastating), it's pretty clear that there is a lot we don't yet know about how much radio and microwave transmissions might factor into anomalous voice recordings. It's true that, if radio transmissions were responsible for EVP, we'd hear EVP more often through our speakers, or we'd hear J-Lo singing more often in our EVP. However, try not to discount the possibility that the building materials, wiring, plumbing, or other infrastructural elements of a location are not potentially responsible for transmitting short-range telephonic communications: in other words, walkie-talkies. By this, I'm not implying that people are out to fool you into thinking you're capturing spirit communication. (Though, naturally, we are on the lookout for it in our case investigations.) However, listening for the tell-tale signs of walkie-talkie communication is just practical. With Class A EVP being so audible, listen carefully for push-to-talk (PTT) protocols like, "Copy" and "Over." Probably the variety of EVP most suspect in this way is the spirit conversation: two or more voices are exchanging responses in the unseen spirit realm, and the investigator is lucky enough to have eavesdropped on the conversation. If the contents of the exchange can be discerned clearly and make identifiable references to the room and the activities and people within it, then there may be more to this EVP. If not, however, it may be that you've stumbled into a pocket of telephonic crosstalk. Facilitated Speech Devices: An issue has come to the debate floor of the paranormal community. The Spirit Box is more commonly known by Frank’s Box, eponymously named after its Colorado creator, Frank Sumption, who alleges that his device virtually facilitates two-way telephone-like conversations (also called instrumental transcommunication) with the spirit realm by scanning AM/FM and low band frequencies, from which a noise matrix is created. According to Sumption, this matrix is modulated by the spirits to form their messages--messages that range from one-word utterances to full-length sentences. To date, the clearest and most impressive Class A EVP to have been generated by Frank's Box have come from Frank's very own "Frank's Box," which has led many to be understandably suspicious. But, let's be frank about the box, shall we? There are infinite ways to generate a noise matrix, including Charli Claypool's percolator. Plenty of demonstrations of Frank's Box can be found on the web, and schematics for building your own are readily available too. The concept of the Spirit Box has since evolved into the Ovilus, an electronic speech-synthesis device engineered by Bill Chappell that randomly interprets passing electromagnetic waves into speech, much in the same way investigators use the K-II meter to facilitate basic “yes”/“no” communication. To most in the skeptical community, both of these devices are high-tech Magic 8-Balls, and basing a Class A EVP finding on one is a bit like saying the Ouija board spoke to you. Uh-uh. Quality Control: For the same reason that EVP occur with inconstant quality, one should not necessarily expect a Class A EVP to remain Class A quality from start to finish. Especially in longer instances, the pattern seems to be that Class A quality occurs in shorter, unpredictable bursts of vocal clarity. (It's better for them to be voices than whispers, but you takes what you can gets.) For that reason, you should be prepared to label some parts of your audio clip "Class A," but other parts as "Class B" or even "Class C." This does not diminish the importance of the sound clip. If parts are loud and clear enough for you and others to form a consensus about what it says and what gender or age the voice is, there's no denying its worth. However, be careful not to ignore potential evidence for the sake of showcasing only the Class A portions of the audio. Quite often, taken together, all of the findings in their inconstant quality will still create impressive results. You may have to extrapolate some of the quieter parts--and, of course, offer a disclaimer with the findings--but if it feeds into a broader context that makes sense for the case and its background, then all of it should stay together. This, however, can present a problem when attempting to filter and adjust the sound of the EVP. You won't want to ruin the impression made by the Class A portion of the audio clip by over-enhancing the Class C parts. Accompanying the EVP with a waveform showing where the anomalous voices are and in what classification strength they can be heard will relieve you of the burden of having to fiddle unduly with filters while keeping the integrity of the original audio clip. One-Word Responses: With the volume and clarity of the anomalous speech less an issue, one wants to listen to a Class A EVP and not just hear it. Unfortunately, investigators too often use a roster of questions designed to solicit "Yes" or "No" answers only. Never mind it's a little like playing the Ouija board without swinging the pendulum over the letters. More importantly, this technique increases the likelihood that these short denials or affirmations are matrixed noise. Additionally, the risk of the investigator manipulating the interrogation is scandalously bad. The use of K-II meters is an apt illustration of the problem. This controversial do-hickey is now standard in the equipment arsenals of paranormal investigators, under the proviso that more data always makes for better science. It's an adapted EMF detector calibrated to be more sensitive to electromagnetic field disturbances in close proximity and used by investigators to encourage spirits to make their presence known by triggering a series of lights responsive to the detected EMFs. Not only are they suspected to be hypersensitive to everything from the investigator's subconscious desire for the little lights to work to cell phone data boards activated by incoming calls, they work more often than not in the same way one or two knocks signal yes/no responses. They have a funky visual appeal, and hobbyists readily glom onto them so as to "look the part," yet the K-II meter's authenticity and reliability continue to be hotly contested. One-word EVP responses are not dissimilar. Regardless if they're Class A, yes/no responses go little distance to providing the kind of detail that can be cross-checked against the history and background of the case. Contextual and Complex Responses: An EVP that specifically answers questions or responds to investigators in a uniquely relevant way is called a "contextual response." When a contextual response is also a resoundingly clear, or it takes a full and relatively complex sentence to express itself, it's a rare windfall, indeed. It's far more common that one-word EVP are too fast, too slurred, and too affected by accents and intonations (as they are in living speech) to be winners. One of the simplest and easiest ways, then, to uphold more reliable Class A EVP is to insist that they be longer, more complex, contextual responses to your questions. Creating beforehand a specific roster of questions that draw from the background of the case will more effectively put EVP communication to good work when it does occur. Clearly worded questions that ask for more than yes/no or true/false answers will encourage active communication. By eschewing the seemingly random one-word responses, or at least classifying them as Class B EVP, investigators can showcase an data set of intelligent, contextual responses that will discount the possibility of coincidence or random transmission. Sure, you can make allowances from time to time for random one-word blurts, like when "Petunia!" was the answer to a question no one asked. In general, though, your objective should be to boil off any easily contested findings so that you're left with a purer, truer and more credible data set. Clear and Transparent In a way, the classification system for EVP misrepresents the motivation to pursue EVP findings. Say, you've spent the entire third grade improving your Spelling grade from a "C" to an "A." Good for you and your self-esteem. The goal of EVP classification, however, is not to self-actuate. Or, rather, at least it shouldn't be for those of us involved in organized paranormal investigating. To make the classification process about the collecting relegates the whole business to a passing hobby. Rather, we want Class A EVP to contribute to a Class A case, in which excellent findings corroborate a compelling claim of paranormal activity. I've resigned myself to the inevitability that proof positive won’t happen during my lifetime—perhaps ever—but hypotheses as big as ours are rarely proved; they're merely upheld by the strength of our circumstantial evidence, our methods of inductive reasoning, and the strength of our character as paranormal investigators. Perhaps the best rubric by which to measure that character is the degree to which we avoid self-delusion. If our Class A EVP seem clear and transparent to us, then let’s be equally clear and transparent as investigators and researchers. Your ethos will then speak for itself. The following annotated waveform videos exemplify the different ways an "A" EVP classification can be made, and illustrate the value of investigative skepticism and rigor in making that determination. Go, Don't Go... Whatever. The two Class A EVP in the following clip occurred five minutes apart in the same location, the costume and makeup rooms of an allegedly haunted theatre converted from an old railway depot. Their deadpan delivery was characteristic of the prolific EVP we gleaned from this investigation. These two are obviously the same adult male voice, but other EVP seemed spoken by a clear female voice with the same acoustic fingerprint. At first, we were positively buzzing with excitement, speculating the entire railcar might be a "conductor" (choo-choo!) of electronic voice phenomena. Then we realized that three people running the theatre that night, two adult males and one adult female, were stagehands experienced in using two-way radio communication to coordinate calling cues, of which the most commonly used is "Go." We can't prove it, but we think we were probably duped by the management into thinking we were capturing spirit voices, making this our first true case of debunking. EVP 1: (adult male) Billy, go. EVP 2: (adult male) Don't go. Anger Begets Anger The technique used in this audio clip is a mild form of provocation, something our team generally agrees to avoid because it is thought to put unseen "entities" on the defense and invite an adversarial relationship. This EVP seems to show just how true that can be. The first thing you'll notice about this audio clip is its sound quality, which should make it a Class B EVP. However, it's extremely unusual for a finding to be a complete sentence of seven whole syllables. The rarity of that makes this EVP, not just intriguing, but kind of compelling. In the interest of total transparency, the clip has been edited for the sake of brevity, but neither the original sound quality nor the context have been influenced. Investigator 1: Do you want us to leave? Investigator 2: I'm not going to leave unless you make me. EVP: Don't let us catch you alone. An "Aha" Moment This next clip illustrates how the designation of "Class A" doesn't always depend on whether listeners recognize the words; it's enough to recognize that the words don't belong there, and that they're acoustically loud and distinct. This waveform video also demonstrates the benefits of meta-surveilling the investigation and documenting the moment this event of interest was captured. DVR surveillance footage was used for the inset video to provide assurances that no one but the client and I were present during the event (though others can be heard chattering in the distance). The initial equipment ratchet noise was caused by me, and the client can be heard off camera exiting the water closet to wash his hands at the sink. It's at that moment when two relatively loud female voices are heard having a brief exchange that would have had no meaning to us if it weren't for the fact that the client's home was built adjacent to a nineteenth century missionary school for the regional Kumeyaay tribe members, and "Ahseewahkee" in Kumeyaay means, "Cold water"—an uncannily precise contextual reference to the client's activities at that moment. The inset also correlates the movements of the client afterwards and points out where the recording device was situated at the time, proving nothing and no one else could be responsible for the two female voices in this engaging Class A EVP. EVP 1: (female, speaking in Kumeyaay language) Ahseewahkee? EVP 2: Aha. Kids Say the Darnedest Things During this particular EVP vigil, the loud, whirring noise of a nearby vending machine was doing us no favors. However, despite this handicap, an affecting Class A EVP still manages to be heard resolutely. One of our team members had marked on the floor the location of a small plastic ball he was using as a trigger object, and, in the midst of debating whether the ball had moved, this suprising and very clear voice of a child interjected in words no one could mistake. Investigator 1: (referring to a toy ball used as trigger object) I think it moved. 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__label__cc	0.641728	0.358272	Trivium The Heart From Your Hate 00:04:01 Trivium The Rising 00:03:42 Trixter Give It To Me Good 00:03:27 Tuff American Hair Band (Slang Edit) 00:04:23 Twelve Foot Ninja Coming For You 00:03:03 Twelve Foot Ninja One Hand Killing 00:04:22 Twenty One Pilots Heavydirtysoul 00:03:48 Twenty One Pilots Jumpsuit 00:03:55 Twisted Sister Burn In Hell 00:04:33 Twisted Sister Don't Let Me Down 00:04:20 Twisted Sister Horror-Teria 00:07:40 Twisted Sister I Wanna Rock 00:02:58 Twisted Sister S.M.F. 00:02:59 Twisted Sister Stay Hungry 00:03:01 Twisted Sister The Beast 00:03:27 Twisted Sister The Price 00:03:40 Twisted Sister We're Not Gonna Take It 00:03:32 U2 Bullet In The Blue Sky 00:04:30 U2 I Will Follow 00:03:30 U2 New Year's Day 00:05:38 U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday 00:04:40 U2 Two Hearts Beat As One 00:04:00 U2 Vertigo 00:03:09 UFO Doctor Doctor 00:04:40 UFO Im A Loser 00:03:46 UFO Let It Roll 00:03:52 UFO Lights Out 00:04:25 UFO Love To Love 00:07:01 UFO Mother Mary - Live 00:03:17 UFO Only You Can Rock Me 00:03:26 UFO Rock Bottom 00:06:26 UFO Shoot Shoot 00:04:01 UFO Too Hot To Handle 00:03:33 UFO Too Hot to Handle - Live 00:04:18 Ugly Kid Joe 10/10 00:03:34 Ugly Kid Joe Busy Bee 00:04:04 Ugly Kid Joe C.U.S.T. 00:02:56 Ugly Kid Joe Candle Song 00:02:50 Ugly Kid Joe Cats In The Cradle 00:03:58 Ugly Kid Joe Cloudy Skies 00:04:23 Ugly Kid Joe Clover 00:03:32 Ugly Kid Joe Come Tomorrow 00:04:50 Ugly Kid Joe Don't Go 00:04:27 Ugly Kid Joe Everything About You 00:04:17 Ugly Kid Joe God 00:02:52	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line291
__label__cc	0.647874	0.352126	Republic-Times \| News AllBreaking NewsBusinessChurchCity/CountyCommunityGovernmentPoliceSchool Sex assault, home invasion near Burksville Local cannabis ring involved Postal Service Vaccination clinic Monday; more COVID deaths in Monroe County Vehicle break-ins reported in Millstadt A look back at Columbia Main Street… 70 years ago Mark Tullis Columbia’s Main Street in the 1940’s. (submitted photo) At the end of March 1943, citizens of Columbia had just heard news of the latest weapon released by the U.S. War Department: the bazooka. The last few days of the month brought news of a heavy air raid on the German capital of Berlin by our allies of Great Britain. In this small rural town of 1,500, residents turned to area farmers after food rationing began earlier that month. Limits on beef, lamb, butter, and cheese were announced, but many were grateful that poultry was not affected. Folks were still talking about the blackout the town had participated in recently as a drill for possible air raids. Local Boy Scouts were called upon that evening to deliver messages around town and were amazed at how exciting, scary, and dark the town was. During the precautionary drill, streetlights were extinguished and dark shades were placed in windows. The musical “Oklahoma!” opened on Broadway that week. Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore premiered in new radio shows, and the variety show “Pabst Blue Ribbon Town” could be heard on CBS on Saturday night, hosted by Groucho Marx and guest starring Virginia O’Brien, Donald Dickson, and The Robert Armbruster Orchestra. The weather that March weekend had been particularly mild, and shop owners on Saturday evening noticed potential customers on the sidewalks wearing lighter jackets. Spring was surely upon them and thoughts of warmer weather and Easter, less than a month away, were in the air. The State Theater, located at the corner of Main and Legion, had hosted a large group of patrons for their Saturday afternoon matinee. Following the newsreel, which featured President Roosevelt and news of food shortages, lend lease foods, victory gardens, ration coupons and U.N. flags, Bette Davis appeared to suggest the giving of war bonds as gifts. A Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Daffy Duck was followed by another exciting chapter of the “Batman” series titled “The Electric Brain.” After laughing at the latest “Our Gang” short, the crowd watched coming attractions followed by “Lassie Come Home,” the main feature enjoyed by matinee attendees that day. Some youngsters not able to attend the matinee that afternoon may have been busy up the street taking piano lessons at the home of Miss Mamie Weinel, who gave lessons in her big white house near the corner of Main and Whiteside. After the matinee ended, some customers might meet at the Columbia Grill, next door to the theater, where customers could gather for a sit-down supper or dish of ice cream and maybe a Cherry Coke. Cars parked across the street and farther south might park in front of Dr. E.T. Lark’s home, located at Main and Cherry, where the First National Bank drive-up facility would later be built. Dr. Lark was a trusted physician who had delivered many Columbia babies and treated many an illness. He also kept monkeys in a cage behind his house for experimentation. The monkeys almost always attracted the attention of passersby. Walking north from Dr. Lark’s house on the west side of the street, shoppers would pass an entire block of businesses, later torn down to make way for the new City Hall and fountain. Faust’s Dry Goods offered fabrics and all types of sewing needs. Also on the block was Mr. Hill’s photography studio, a millenery shop for purchasing hats and dresses, and a small shop where customers could buy homemade pies and cakes or sample desserts and have a cup of coffee. Passing on across Cedar Street, sidewalk traffic would pass Dr. Kohlenbach’s office and home. It would be common on Saturday nights to see families parking along Main Street, getting out of vehicles and going in different directions. Farm families finished with the day’s work would come to town to stock up on items the farm didn’t provide or to relax a little. Mothers hurried along to the 100 block of North Main to shop at Vogt’s Department Store, which offered dry goods, hardware items, and groceries. This building would later house Greatting’s Market and Mattingly’s Jewelry. Two blocks north was another well-known department store: Weilbacher’s, located where a real estate business now stands. Both department stores enjoyed a steady business despite being competitors and both would stay open until 9 p.m. to accommodate those who shopped later in the evening. After purchasing her groceries and other needs at the department stores, the lady of the house would often stop by Koblitz’s Bakery across the street from Weilbacher’s to pick up dessert for Sunday dinner or a special weekend gathering. Koblitz’s site later became home to the brand new Monroe National Bank building, built in the 1950’s. Fathers might drop their family members off and drive north to Weinel Hardware, or travel further north to stop at Ludwig’s Saloon (now Tiny’s). Men might even meet their wives at Mrs. Vogt’s confectionery on the northeastern side of the street, where Vogt’s IGA was later located. Young folks hurried across the street from Vogt’s Department Store to catch the 7 p.m. movie at the State Theater, travel to Jake’s Place (later Albert’s Floral) to get a hamburger or ice cream, or join their mothers in one of the department stores to check out the toy department or candy counter. Older folks might pause in front of the new State Theater and recall earlier days when movies were shown at the old Turner Hall on a certain night of the week. Going farther back to the days of silent films, some might recall the first movie theater in Columbia, The Hippadrome, located in the current Naumann building that would later house various businesses such as Oerter’s Saloon, Knott So Shabby and Artistic Hair Design. The Hippadrome showed the latest silent films accompanied by mood music played on a piano. As the evening came to a close, passers-by might see children hurrying past the Dough Boy statue on Legion Avenue to meet up with their parents, glancing at the bank clock affixed to the corner of the First National Bank building at the corner of Legion and Main. Traveling south, one would pass Grob’s Furniture and Undertaking and Feige’s blacksmith shop. Further south, across the street from Dr. Lark and the monkeys, was Roessler’s Coal and Ice Distributers. Fathers might finish up their beverage at Tunze’s, which would later become Greenfield’s. As they went outside to meet their families for the ride home, they might recall earlier days when the streetcar traveled up and down Main and might notice how some of the track has been removed for the scrap metal drive and the war effort. As local stores began locking up for the evening, it was common to see young gentlemen and their dates leaving the local eateries and ice cream shops to catch the 9:30 theater showing of “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergmann. Although the town, population, and business district have changed considerably over the years, many of the buildings and places haven’t changed much. One is still able to imagine a time when Columbia’s Main Street was a thriving, bustling place to be on Saturday night. Previous articleWaterloo native creates helpful new web app Next articleWaterloo squeaks past Gibault, 1-0 Mark is a 25-year veteran teacher teaching in Columbia. Originally from Fairfield, Mark is married with four children. He enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with his family, and has been involved in various aspects of professional and community theater for many years and enjoys appearing in local productions. Mark has also written a "slice of life" style column for the Republic-Times since 2007. Pick Up A Copy Copyright © 2020 Republic Times, LLC.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line294
__label__wiki	0.537517	0.537517	Neighbourhood Police Officers in Cambridge to Routinely Carry TASER from January 2013 Friday, December 14th, 2012. 6:46pm TASER armed officer in the UK Cambridge’s Community Safety Partnership on the 14th of December 2012 received a presentation on TASER use in Cambridge by Chief Inspector Neil Sloan of Cambridgeshire Police. To-date in Cambridge only specialist firearms officers have carried and used TASER weapons, no officers have routinely patrolled with the weapons, or carried them as a matter of course when responding to incidents. From January 2013 sixteen neighbourhood officers in Cambridge will carry the weapons routinely. Three TASER armed non specialist firearms officers are expected to be on duty in the city at any one time. Chief Inspector Sloan told the partnership meeting that the non-firearms officers armed with TASER will both be attending incidents to which the specialist firearms officers would otherwise have been called, and be specifically called to attend, as TASER officers, at a wider range of incidents. It was only in response to my questioning that Chief Inspector Sloan revealed that those non-firearms officers authorised to carry TASER will do so at all times while on duty. In his presentation to the meeting the Chief Inspector had omitted this key fact, and talked about how there was a robust process in place for the deployment of TASER at an incident to be authorised. My view is this was all largely irrelevant baloney given what’s planned is to have non-firearms officers from the city’s neighbourhood teams routinely carrying the weapons and authorised to use them, on their own initiative, if the circumstances mean they judge that to be a reasonable and proportional course of action. Claiming to explain how the weapons would be used in the city Chief Inspector Sloan stated: “First a TASER authority is given”. He told the meeting that in the case of a spontaneous incident the force control room inspector on duty (Oscar 1) would make a decision on if TASER deployment would be justified, and if he thought it would be, he would make a “TASER authorisation” noting the rationale behind his justification in the incident log. In the case of a pre-planned event, for example the execution of a warrant, any authorisation to deploy TASER would be given by an officer in the role of “Firearms Commander”. It is interesting that the work of our local neighbourhood officers is to be monitored by the specialist firearms unit in this way. In cases where a non-firearms officer carrying TASER decides to use it without prior authorisation then they have to inform the appropriate “Firearms Commander” straight away and the case will be reviewed by the force’s “TASER lead officer”. If officers authorised to carry TASER are doing so all the time (including while executing warrants, or responding to incidents) then I don’t see what additional safeguard these authorisations provide. I sought clarification on this point; asking if an authorisation might be given for officers to carry TASER to police Cambridge City Centre on Friday night, simply because it’s Cambridge City Centre on a Friday night rather than in relation to a specific incident; the response I got was that this would not be required as the authorised officers would be carrying the weapons as a matter of routine in any case. I noted this was not the impression that had been given by the presentation; and was a key fact omitted from it. Chief Inspector Sloan started his presentation by arguing “this is not a new thing”, saying Cambridgeshire police officers had been carrying TASERs since 2004. This appeared to leave many members of the partnership confused as to what was changing, because the Chief Inspector did not explain what was new, that the weapons are to be given to non-firearms officers for the first time. The meeting was told that the non-firearms officers who will carry TASER in Cambridge will do so: “in a holster on a highly visible vest”. He clarified that the TASER will be “visible in a jacket”, which I took to mean that officers’ outer clothing will not obscure the TASER and said the officers would keep their TASERs on them all the time they were on-duty saying they will never be left in vehicles. I had registered to use the public speaking slot at the meeting to ask a number of questions about the newly proposed deployment. Chief Inspector Sloan had been given a copy and addressed many of them during his presentation, including this question of if the TASERs will be overtly carried, and if they would always be kept on the officer or if sometimes they might be left in a vehicle. An assurance was given that non-firearms officers in plain clothes would not carry TASER in Cambridge although Chief Inspector Sloan told the meeting that elsewhere TASER is carried by such officers. Chief Inspector Sloan said that Cambridge’s TASER armed non-firearms officers would give a clear warning “as they turn up to an incident” and “when TASER is about to be used”. No mention was made of pre-emptive TASERing (deciding in advance to TASER people without warning). An officer who is authorised to use TASER accompanied Chief Inspector Sloan to the meeting. He told those present that the officers to be deployed in Cambridge in the new-year would be trained to “aim for the centre of mass”, he pointed out on his own chest where they would be seeking to hit people with the TASER barbs; with one high up over the heart and one slightly lower and to the side. (This is contrary to the manufacturers’ advice on “preferred target areas”, which suggests avoiding the chest). The meeting was told that in drive stun mode subjects “just feel the pain” and there is no electric current running through the body; whereas when the weapon is fired and the barbs used the neuromuscular incapacitation effect is what is sought and what is effective, rather than pain. Assurances were given that “appropriate after care” would be provided to those the police shoot with TASERs. Medical professionals will remove the barbs, and if the subject is in custody (which the Inspector appeared to be assuming would be the case) they would be subject to an “enhanced care plan” and placed under “more observation” [than a typical person in custody]. Examples given for legal authorisation of the degree of force involved in deploying or using a TASER given included using reasonable force to effect an arrest and section 117 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act which says: “the officer may use reasonable force” (in relation to powers in the PACE Act). I had asked how those non-firearms officers who will be carrying TASER in Cambridge from the new year had been selected. The meeting was told they were volunteers from the “Safer Neighbourhood Teams” whose applications had been reviewed by their “line managers” who had looked to see if they were able to provide evidence that they had experience in applying the police’s national framework on the use of force. Cllr Bick, the only elected representative present, asked the police about the potential for the impact of using the weapons to be greater than expected. He noted the police may not know if someone was on drugs. The police merely agreed with the premise of the question, there might be times when the impact is greater than expected, and they typically don’t know much about those they TASER in advance. The meeting’s chair asked if the police would know if someone they were about to TASER had a heart condition; the Chief Inspector confirmed they would not – he gave an analogy of not knowing if someone had brittle bones before using a truncheon on them [being a modern Chief Inspector I suspect he probably said "baton"]. Chief Inspector Sloan assured Cllr Bick that the TASER would only be used as a last resort; after trying to speak to someone, and only if they were posing a risk to themselves and others. Stressing their intended degree of restraint the Chief Inspector stated that it was likely someone threatening to stab themselves with a knife would not be TASERed until they had stabbed themselves. Cllr Bick also asked about public oversight of police use of TASER in the city. Chief Inspector Sloan responded to say people could always make FOI requests for information. The meeting’s chair, a city council officer, argued that proactive publication would be preferable and that people should not have to make FOI requests, Chief Inspector Sloan promised the partnership he would “take that back”. Cllr Bick asked if there were any examples of incidents (or statistics on the number of incidents) recently in the city where the police would have liked to have had non-firearms officers armed with TASER present. In reply Chief Inspector Sloan told Cllr Bick there had been no cases where the police had found the resources they had available currently were inadequate. I asked about to what extent the change followed on from the merger of the specialist firearms teams with Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire; resulting in the specialist units being slower and more expensive to deploy to incidents in the city. In response Chief Inspector Sloan said this was a factor, he added that there was also a desire to bring the force’s policies and practices into line with those in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. One member of the partnership said the presentation ought not have been made as the matter was an operational one for the police. I disagreed with this stance, saying I thought if police officers are routinely armed with TASERs or not is a strategic matter. I asked if any consideration had been given to the impact on police-public relations and was told no. Inspector Sloan said he didn’t anticipate any adverse impact. I asked if Cambridgeshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Graham Bright had been consulted on the proposed roll-out of TASER to non-firearms officers in Cambridge. I was told the police had not asked him on the grounds that they were merely putting into practice a decision taken before he came into office. (The police authority never did take a decision, much less have a vote on, rolling out TASER to non-firearms officers). I am very concerned by the routine deployment of TASERs by the police in Cambridge. If the police need to deploy them in relation to specific incidents I would rather the well trained and experienced specialist firearms officers were used, rather than neighbourhood officers. If the specialist officers are not readily available then I’m concerned about the impact the force’s re-organisation and mergers has had in relation to the force’s ability to react to incidents where a conventional firearms response is required as well as on TASER availability. The feel of the city may change if it is policed by officers carrying weapons routinely; I also think there will be a negative impact on police – public relations and the city may become harder to police if there is a shift from policing by consent to policing by force. I think routinely issuing non-firearms officers with TASER will result in the police using greater levels of force than they would have done in the past. See my other articles on TASER. Further notes from the Community Safety Partnership Meeting I noted the meeting papers were not accessible online. Officers stated they were. They are in fact present in a very unusual format (which I have never seen before) in some kind of multi-document PDF – which when opened in “Preview” the Mac OSX’s default PDF reader shows no indication it contains more than one document. The meeting’s chair complained that I had raised this issue before. I had not, this is the first time I’ve done so, though I had complained about the inaccessibility of a previous format used – word documents with further word documents embedded in them (which on one occasion only had images of icons relating to the embedded documents and not the documents themselves). I noted Cambridge City Council has an online system for presenting meeting papers and that the partnership has not had a response from the council on the question of if it can use that to both present its papers more accessibly as well as publicise it’s meeting by placing them on the council’s calendar. I asked why my questions to the September meeting had been dismissed by the partnership. I explained why I thought greater openness from Cambridge’s courts, including publishing the court lists and registers online, would aid the partnership in its work and also enable gaps in information presented to councillors and the public to be filled. The meeting’s chair said my suggestion of passing on my comments and suggestions to the courts (even if the partnership disagree and want to see the courts continue to operate secretively) would be considered. The minutes of the previous meeting were not presented to the meeting The meeting was not quorate; so decisions will be made in private by email. The decisions relate to making applications for funding to the Police and Crime Commissioner. It was reported the Police and Crime Commissioner told the previous days’ Community Safety Strategic Board meeting that he will fund community safety projects at at least 50% of the current level. Cllr Bick revealed he met the Commissioner on Monday the 10th of December specifically to lobby for localism in spending on Community Safety Projects; he wants the partnership (an undemocratic body) to be given a pot of money by the commissioner to spend as they wish. The partnership appeared to agree to make bids way in excess of what they thought was justifiable or required, for example for taxi-marshals every weekend of the year, not just peak weekends, in the hope of getting funding. Cllr Bick if the Cambridge Tax organisation would be funding the taxi-marshalls as they had promised to do in their manifesto, Cllr Bick was told by officer Vicky Hornsby that they’d only pay up as a last resort if funding could not be found elsewhere. The magistrates’ representative was absent – he appears to rarely attend the meetings and the partnership is failing to resolve to even let the magistrates know – they don’t make it easy to find out who is absent from each meeting, rejecting my suggestion of listing absentees on the minutes. A number of the proposed bids for money show an intent to spend it with Hyline Security (rather than any other company offering similar services). The members of the partnership did not have their attention drawn to the fact that CAMBAC, which is a member of the partnership, and represented there by Vicky Hornsby is chaired by Tony Harold* who is also the general manager of Hyline Security *. To specify the specific company to be used in a proposed budget for 2013-14 in this way appears to me to be very unusual. It was noted that those running pubs and clubs in the city had been unhappy with the “safe refuge” not being “as advertised” by the partnership and focusing more on street drinkers than revellers. Cllr Bick apologised for asking lots of questions. He had nothing to apologise for, he was the only elected representative present, as the only person representing the residents of a city of 100,000 I think he was entitled to ask a lot of questions A member of the partnership said they didn’t think Police and Crime Commissioner Bright would want to fund their “Community De-tox programme” – a “project worker” helping people alcoholics, a project also funded by the city council, on the grounds that they got the impression he was interested in focusing on anti-social behaviour in rural areas with parish councils. Cllr Bick said this showed the importance of getting the commissioner to allow local decision making in Cambridge. Addenbrookes’ Security Manager was present, but did not contribute. As he is responsible for staff with police powers it was good to see him at a public meeting in the presence of an elected representative This entry was tagged Cambridge, Police, Taser on December 14, 2012 by Richard Taylor. ← Commissioner Graham Bright – Office Costs and Deputy Appointment Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Panel Cancel Planned Meeting → 5 comments/updates on “Neighbourhood Police Officers in Cambridge to Routinely Carry TASER from January 2013” Richard Taylor Article author April 27, 2013 at 6:59 pm It appears what the police told Cambridge residents, the city and county councils, the courts and others at the Community Safety Partnership has turned out to be false. A response to a Freedom of Information request from the end of February 2013 has revealed : Cambridgeshire Police do not have any non firearms taser officers at present. This appears massively at odds with what Chief Inspector Sloan told the Community Safety Partnership. Richard Taylor Article author April 28, 2013 at 10:33 pm I have submitted a public question to the Cambridge Community Safety Partnership meeting to be held on the 30th of April 2013: Cambridge’s Community Safety Partnership on the 14th of December 2012 received a presentation on TASER use in Cambridge by Chief Inspector Neil Sloan of Cambridgeshire Police. The partnership was told that from January 2013 sixteen neighbourhood officers in Cambridge would carry the weapons routinely; various details were given about how TASER weapons would be deployed in the city and their use monitored and overseen. What Inspector Sloan told the partnership is at odds with Cambridgeshire Police’s response to FOI request, their REF 0135/13, which was submitted at the end of February 2013. Cambridgeshire Police released information stating: “Cambridgeshire Police do not have any non firearms taser officers at present.” Have Cambridgeshire Police explained why what they told the partnership in December 2012 was wrong? Was the information provided to the partnership correct so far as Chief Inspector Sloan knew at the time he provided it? Will the partnership seek a correction and and an accurate update on the current position, and current plans, relating to Cambridgeshire Police’s use of TASER weapons by Cambridge’s neighbourhood, and other non-firearms, police? The FOI response referred to has been made available at: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/information_disclosed_following Chris Doidge June 27, 2013 at 12:11 pm My own FOI found Cambridgeshire Police owns 173 Taser devices. They were used (fired or drive-stun mode) 17 times in 2010, 24 times in 2011 and 9 times in 2012. Richard Taylor Article author August 27, 2013 at 3:29 pm The above comment must relate to use by firearms officers. Richard Taylor Article author November 3, 2013 at 7:10 pm This has been followed up at: http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/cambscops-tasers-to-non-firearms-officers.html#comment-86008	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line298
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__label__cc	0.591273	0.408727	Brazilian Journal of Biology Braz. J. Biol. vol.67 no.1 São Carlos Feb. 2007 Chemical modulation on heterogeneous growth in Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1847) (Pisces; Characiformes) Modulação química sobre o crescimento heterogêneo em Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1847) (Pisces; Characiformes) Barbosa, JM.I,; Volpato, GL.II IDepartamento de Pesca e Aqüicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Avenida Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP 52171-900, Recife, PE, Brazil IIInstituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual de São Paulo, Brazil In the present study, the effect of chemical factors released by conspecifics on growth variability (heterogeneous growth – HetG) in a gregarious fish species (Prochilodus lineatus) was tested. HetG was assessed by the weight variation coefficient in two consecutive 21-day periods. The fish were grouped in tanks (4 fish in each) that received running water with constant draining. The tanks contained either conspecifics (C) or non-conspecifics (N). Four conditions were established in accordance with the tank water supply: a) water with previous contact with conspecifics throughout the experiment (CC); b) water without previous contact with conspecifics throughout the experiment (NN); c) water with previous contact with conspecifics in just the first period, 0 to 21 days (CN); and d) just in the period from 21 to 42 days (NC). At the end of the experiments, the occurrence of chemical modulation on the growth variability in P. lineatus was verified: the fish that received water with previous contact with a conspecific (C) presented exacerbation of HetG. This corroborates the notion that the predominant mechanism in the determination of intraspecific growth variation in the gregarious species is associated to chemical factors released by conspecifics. Keywords: fish, growth, growth variability, chemical factors, chemical communication, Prochilodus lineatus. No presente trabalho, testou-se o efeito de fatores químicos liberados por coespecíficos sobre o crescimento e sua variabilidade no grupo (crescimento heterogêneo, CHet), numa espécie gregária, o curimbatá, Prochilodus lineatus. O CHet foi avaliado pelo coeficiente de variação do peso dos animais, em dois períodos consecutivos de 21 dias. Os peixes foram agrupados em aquários (4 peixes cada) que receberam água corrente, com vazão constante, de tanques contendo (C) ou não (N) coespecíficos. Quatro condições foram delineadas de acordo com a água que abastecia os aquários: a) água com contato prévio com coespecíficos durante todo o experimento (CC); b) água sem contato prévio com coespecíficos durante todo o experimento (NN); c) água com contato prévio com coespecíficos apenas no primeiro período, 0 a 21 dias (CN); e d) apenas no período de 21 a 42 dias (NC). Ao término dos experimentos, verificou-se que ocorre modulação química sobre a variabilidade de crescimento em P. lineatus: os peixes que receberam água com contato prévio com coespecífico (C) apresentaram exacerbação do CHet. Fato que corrobora a idéia de que o mecanismo predominante da determinação da variação intra-específica do crescimento, em espécies gregárias, está associado à ação de fatores químicos liberados por coespecíficos. Palavras-chave: peixes, variabilidade de crescimento, fatores químicos, comunicação química. Intraspecific growth variability is common in fish. Although this may occur because of growth enhancement in some fish (Wohlfarth, 1977), growth suppression is often observed among individuals within a group (Allen, 1972; Volpato et al., 1989; Karplus et al., 1992; Volpato and Fernandes, 1994). Differences in growth rates have been found in isolated fish, which may be attributed to genetic (including sex) sources. However, heterogeneous growth is widely reported as a grouping-dependent phenomenon and thus expresses socially mediated growth variability. In the cichlid Nile tilapia, growth variability in terms of the body length coefficient of variation increased from 15% (isolated fish) to 75% when fish were grouped for 30 days (Volpato and Fernandes, 1994). This latter aspect calls special attention to social mechanisms underlying such growth behaviour. Volpato and Fernandes (1994) suggest some mechanisms by which growth variability in fish may occur: a) decreased food intake derived from food competition and/or appetite suppression; b) social stress that shifts metabolic pathways to catabolic processes; and c) conspecific chemical factors promoting growth suppression. The study of mechanisms involved in determining heterogeneous growth (HetG) is of great importance, especially in species used in fish farming, such as P. lineatus, as growth reduction in individuals from the group has a negative effect on the final biomass. The effect of chemical factors released by conspecifics on growth has been described in fish (Francis et al., 1974; Pfuderer et al., 1974; Pfeiffer, 1982; Matty, 1985; Barbosa et al., 1996). However, such an effect on growth variability is not well known. Water-born substances have been shown to increase differences in growth rates among crowed tadpoles, with the larger individuals suppressing the smaller ones. Such an effect has not yet been consistently described for fish. Pereira-da-Silva (1990) suggests this chemically mediated growth suppression in the gregarious fish "pacu", Piaractus mesopotamicus, based on two cases where growth variability of crowded fish was decreased in more diluted water conditions. In the Nile talapia, Oreochromis niloticus, no effects of water communication and water dilution on interindividual growth variability was found for either isolated or grouped fish (Volpato et al., 1989). According to proposed mechanisms for grouping-mediated growth variability, social stress is not effective in gregarious species as it is for the territorial ones. Moreover, food competition may operate in both gregarious and territorial species. Conspecific chemical effects were observed only in animals with natural gregarious habits ("pacu" and tadpoles). Association between growth variability and social behaviour was first proposed by Yamagishi (1969) regarding the ontogeny of the intensity of size heterogeneity. Volpato et al. (1989) and Volpato and Fernandes (1994) hypothesised that the mechanisms involved in socially mediated growth variability were dependent on the social habits of the species. As data on this phenomenon is scarce, the aim of the present study was to contribute to the understanding of the effect of grouped conspecific chemicals on intraspecific growth in the gregarious Brazilian fish "curimatá", Prochilodus lineatus. 2. Material and Methods Prochilodus lineatus fingerlings were held in separate tanks (2 m x 4 m x 0.5 m, 200 each) for one week before the experimental procedures were undertaken. Tests were carried out in two consecutive 21-day periods. Test fish were kept in 25 cm x 30 cm x 25 cm glass tanks (4 fish/aquarium). Water from a natural source continuously flowed (5 mL.s-1) through the aquaria. The conspecific odour condition was provided water flowing through a tank (30 L) with 15 conspecifics (held in a net tank) before reaching the glass aquaria. Four conditions (6 repetitions each) were set up according to the water supplied to the aquaria: 1) NN = with no conspecific odour in the two periods; 2) CC = with conspecific odour in the two periods; 3) CN = with conspecific odour only in the first 21-day period and 4) NC = with conspecific odour only in the second period. The initial body weights (g ± sd) of the odour-source fish were: CC = 12.09 ± 2.02; CN = 12.13 ± 1.82 and NC = 14.66 ± 3.51. Weights of the experimental fish are shown in Figure 1. The odour-source fish were fed every other day: the net tank was transferred to another tank where these fish were fed for 2 hours. After this period, the net was carefully washed and returned to the original tank. This procedure avoided food detritus in the water source system. The test fish, however, were fed daily (5% of the biomass) in their own glass aquaria. The bottom of the glass aquaria was siphoned every two days. Water temperature and pH were monitored daily and dissolved oxygen (DO2), ammonia (NH4++) and nitrite (NO2--) were quantified every two days. The physical-chemical conditions of the water were maintained stable in all the experimental groups: DO2 concentration was 7.2 ± 0.1 ppm; NH4+ = 0.2 ± 0.0 ppm; NO2-- = 0.2 ± 0.0 ppm and pH = 6.5 ± 0.1. The mean water temperature was 22.4 ± 1.0 °C. The individual fish weight was quantified at the beginning and the end of each period. The variability in growth was evaluated from the coefficient of the variation (CV) of the mean weight for each group (CV = sd.100/mean). Statistical analyses used a profile analysis test, including a previous test for normality and homoscedasticity and quartiles analysis. Values are expressed as means (±sd). The critical significance level was considered at a = 0.05. The body weight gain of P. lineatus is shown in Figure 1. For all experimental conditions, a significant increase of the mean body weight was observed (F(2; 19) = 278.02, p <0.01). The mean body weight was also not affected by conspecific odour in the water (F(3; 20) = 0.35, p >0.05). Analysis on variation in growth was evaluated by the coefficient of variation of the mean body weight (Figure 2). Fish size variability at the beginning of the experiments was very small (F(3; 20) = 1.85, p >0.05). This variability, however, increased over time. A significant increase in growth variability occurred only in the condition with conspecific odour (21 days: F(3; 20) = 9.71; 42 days: F(3; 20) = 16.12, p <0.01) (Table 1). As chemical communication affected growth variability in P. lineatus, but not mean body weight, a subsequent analysis was performed to clarify whether any growth suppression occurred. Fish were not individually marked and distribution of the whole number of fish in each condition was analysed over time. The frequency of fish (24 for each condition) was distributed into the respective quartiles for each condition and time of grouping. These results are shown in Figure 3. At the beginning of the experiment, size distribution was normal for all conditions. In the condition C (CC and CN at day 21; CC and NC at day 42), a higher frequency of smaller (small and smallest) individuals was observed and, consequently a lower frequency of bigger (big and biggest) individuals was observed, indicating possible growth suppression in most of the animals when receiving water with previous contact with conspecifics. An important aspect to be considered is the significant difference in weight gain shown by the fish in this experiment, which offers clear evidence of adequate conditions for fish growth found in the present study. Energy for growth is available only after other demands are met. Stress may occur due to poor water quality (Donaldson, 1981; Schereck, 1981; Pickering, 1992), handling (Mazeaud et al., 1977; Donaldson, 1981; Pickering, 1992) and grouping (Wohlfarth, 1977; Volpato et al., 1989; Fernandes and Volpato, 1993; Barbosa et al., 1996), all of which have been reported as growth suppressors. In the present experiment, conspecific odour was the experimental variable acting upon the test fish. Food was not present in the aquarium water where animals were used as an odour source. Food was supplied in similar amounts for all experimental conditions Water quality showed no change throughout the trials and in the experimental conditions. Water quality (in terms of temperature, pH, DO2, ammonia and nitrite) was maintained similar within the experimental aquaria. Moreover, ammonia and nitrite remained below critical limits for fish: 0.05 for both. Oxygen saturated water is considered with DO2 up to 6.0 ppm and pH = 6.5 is found in Brazilian rivers. Given the considerations above, the fish kept in aquaria receiving water in contact with conspecifics may represent the effect of a substance released by these fish. In the present study, we found that conspecific odour increases growth variability in P. lineatus. Effects of substances released by conspecific on growth have not been studied much in fish. The reported effects, however, mainly concern growth suppression in all individuals and have been related to grouping conditions (Francis et al., 1974; Liley, 1982; Pfeiffer, 1982). A clear effect of conspecific odour on fish growth variability was not found in the literature. However, Rose (1960) reported that water-borne growth inhibitors increased growth variability in crowded tadpoles of Rana sp. Pereira-da-Silva (1990) reported two cases where water dilution decreased growth variability in the Brazilian fish "pacu", Piaractus mesopotamicus, suggesting a chemical mediation on heterogeneous growth. Pereira-da-Silva (1990) reports that conspecific chemicals usually require specific conditions for release. For instance, reproduction pheromones need a reproductive period (Liley, 1982; Matty, 1985); growth inhibitors released during crowding (Matty, 1985); alarm substance released by injury of the club cells (Peters et al., 1978) and aggression suppressor substances eliminated according to the level of stress of the source fish (Ribeiro, 1996). The substance shown in this study may also be regulated by grouping conditions (or derived from social stress). A further aspect concerns the mechanisms involved in such chemical modulations of growth variability. Volpato et al. (1989) described the complexity of this mechanism; the supposed chemicals are in contact with all the fish, but growth is suppressed only in some individuals. In the present study, the mean growth was not affected, which means the effect of the odour on the conspecific growth was somewhat balanced for increasing or decreasing growth in the group. Since individual growth was not registered, this possibility could not be tested in the present study. Perhaps in a longer period of study, growth rate could be affected by conspecific odour. Thus, the biological significance of such growth suppression has been assumed as decreasing the negative effects of the population increase on the habitat resources. In fact, the greater the number of fish, the higher their feeding, faeces and urine amounts are. The present study, however, did not show any effect of conspecific odour on weight gain, as has been reported for the Nile tilapia (Volpato et al., 1989) and "pacu", Piaractus mesopotamicus (Pereira-da-Silva, 1990). One possibility is that these species solve their survival problems brought about by population increase by mechanisms other than chemically mediated growth suppression. Territorial fish, such as the Nile tilapia, use energy according to agonistic patterns (Alvarenga and Volpato, 1995), which can displace energy from growth processes to the strain imposed by social stressors (Fernandes and Volpato, 1993; Volpato et al., 1989; Volpato and Fernandes, 1994,). These mechanisms as a whole may help cope with environmental overexploitation. P. lineatus, however, is a gregarious species and may be more tolerant to crowding. Despite the fact that no effect of odour occurred in weight gain for the species studied, a clear-cut effect of this chemical on growth variability in the group occurred. This effect accompanied the conspecific odour changes imposed for the experimental conditions and this shows a clear chemical modulation of growth variability in this species. As a concluding remark, the present study points out the relevant effect of conspecific odour on modulation of growth variability for some fish species and emphasises the importance of further studies concerning the mechanisms underlying such an effect. Acknowledgments The authors are grateful to Dr. Cesar Gonçalves de Lima for the statistical analyses and to Dr. Romualdo Shigueo Fukushima for proofreading the text. Allen, GR., 1972. The anemonefish: their classification and biology, T. F. H. Publications, Neptune City. 228p. [ Links ] ALVARENGA, CMD. and VOLPATO, GL., 1995. Agonistic profile and metabolism in alevins of the Nile tilapia. Physiol. Behav., vol. 1, p. 75-80. [ Links ] BARBOSA, JM., PEREIRA DA SILVA, EM. and CECARELLI, PS., 1996. Crescimento heterogêneo em Cyprinus carpio (L., 1758): avaliação de mecanismos causais, Bol. Centro Pesq. Treinam. Aqüic., vol. 8, p. 41-47. [ Links ] DONALDSON, EM., 1981. The pituitary-interenal axis as indicator of stress in fish. In PICKERING, AD. (ed.), 1992. Stress and Fish. Acad. Press, London. p. 11-47. [ Links ] FERNANDES, MO. and VOLPATO, GL., 1993. Heterogeneous growth in the Nile tilapia: social stress and carbohydrate metabolism. Physiol. Behav., vol. 54, p. 319-323. [ Links ] FRANCIS, AA. and Smith, F. Pfuderer, P., 1974. A heart-rate bioassay for crowding factors in goldfish. Prog. Fish-Cult., vol. 105, no. 3/4, p. 281-296. [ Links ] KARPLUS, I., HULATA, G., OVADIA, D., 1992. Jaffer, R. Social control of growth in Macrobrachium rosenbergii. III The role of claws in bull-runt interactions. Aquaculture, vol. 105, p. 281-296. [ Links ] Liley, NR., 1982. Chemical communication in fish. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sc., vol. 39, p. 22-55. [ Links ] Matty, AJ., 1985. Fish Endocrinology, London & Sydney: Croon Helm. 288p. [ Links ] MAZEAUD, MM., MAZEAUD, F. and DONALDSON, EM., 1977. Primary and secondary effects of stress in fish: some new data with a general review. Trans. Am. Fish. 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Postembryonal growth and its variability of the three fishes with special reference to the mechanism of growth variation in fishes. Res. Pop. Ecol., vol. 1, p. 14-33. [ Links ] Received May 6, 2005 Accepted August 8, 2005 Distributed February 28, 2007 e-mail: jmiltonb@gmail.com R. Bento Carlos, 750 13560-660 São Carlos SP - Brasil Tel. e Fax: (55 16) 3362-5400 bjb@bjb.com.br	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line301
__label__wiki	0.555502	0.555502	Parish Profile for St Paul’s Anglican Church, Waiwhetu Lower Hutt This profile will help you discover a little about who we are and what we believe we are called to be and do in the wider community of Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt. Our Church Membership We have a growing congregation of about 110 families regularly involved in worship and another 100 or so Anglican families less involved. Most of these live within our parish. 95 families are in our regular giving scheme. Growth is mainly from younger families. The parish census population is 11 200, 1 474 claiming to be Anglicans. In the 2015 year 6020 people took communion with us, we had 4 baptisms, 4 funerals and no marriages. Our congregation is predominately white, middle-class, professional people with a smaller numbers of Sri Lankan, Asian, Maori, and African people, most of whom are also professionals. Approximately 60% of parishioners are tertiary educated. The balance of males to females is roughly 60% females, 40% males. We have a growing number of Sri Lankan parishioners. For many of them English is not their first language. Two of our congregation have been instrumental in organising bible study groups for these families in their native Tamil language. We also have some newer parishioners with special needs who are residing locally. They come to our services and congregation members work alongside them and guide them through the service. We have a number of parishioners who roster and rotate to help in the running of the church services. These include reminder people, welcomers, sides people, data projectionists, sound desk operators, lay ministers, organists, keyboard players, musicians of all ages, readers, intercessors, communion servers, communion assistants and people for prayer ministry. We also have a dedicated team of people who make the tea and coffee after the 8 and 10 am services and for the LOL Cafe. Tea ministry is a great way to get people to communicate and welcome newcomers into our church community. Where and when do we worship? Please check out our Find Us and Worship pages. Group Activities within our Parish Several groups are introduced on our What We Offer page. We also have a Fruit & Vege Co-op. Other church groups include several house groups with more during Lent, a Pastoral Care Group, a Mission Group, and SPRING (Single People Reaffirmed IN God) who lunches at a local café. Groups associated and run by parishioners but not run as part of our church include a Men’s breakfast group, a Book club studying other theologies, Frocks on Bikes, Young families lunch and Mums on the run.We also have some joint activities with Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic Church and the local Uniting Church, both close to us. Our Church Property Our Church was built in the early1960s of reinforced concrete with a bell tower. It was modernised in the 1990s when a fellowship area was added. The church is undergoing earthquake strengthening in order to meet the regulatory standards. The cost of this is around $350,000. So far the church has raised $210,000 through fundraising and additional pledges to be received. Plans for the remedial work are in process. See some Engineering Drawings.The church comprises of a main church with a side chapel and adjacent fellowship area. It has heat pumps and electric heating. The Vestry works committee take on the general maintenance of the church and grounds with the use of subcontractors. Our Church Hall is a wooden construction with a main hall, a kitchen, various side offices and a lounge. Reasonably well kept and in good order. The works committee look after the hall maintenance with the use of subcontractors. The buildings are registered with Hutt City Council annual building code of fitness. Our Vicarage is a 1950’s, two storied building adjacent to the church, with 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a study and two family areas. There is a double garage and a large fenced section. We have an overseas mission group who organise fundraising through the year. Our Play Group on Thursday mornings during term time is attended by up to 50 pre-schoolers with their mothers . This receives Ministry of Education funding. Our Fruit & Vege Co-op is run in liaison with Public Health based in the Hutt Valley DHB and Wesley Community Action. Evangelism: We utilise social media with a website and a Facebook page. We have a weekly newsletter and a three-monthly Building Bridges Magazine. Nurture: The Space, our Children’s Church runs in conjunction with the 10 am service.Our Youth Group operates with other churches within the Belmont Archdeaconry. We have connections to Waterloo School and Gracefield School, our local primary schools. We work closely with the local Marae at Waiwhetu. Our Caring ministries include Pastoral Care, Healing Services, Prayer Ministry, LOL café once a month after the morning services. Members of our congregation run a newcomers welcoming group. We respond to social issues affecting our community by discussions with our congregation, Mission Groups, Vege co-op, annual church fair, replanting our local stream and contributions to the local Foodbank, City Mission. Recent financial and budget information is available on request.The vicar’s stipend (when we have a vicar) plus various allowances total about $56, 000, reviewed annually, plus the rent-free vicarage.Total direct giving for the last financial year was $121,705.Our income meets our outgoings but it is a fairly fine balance. We have no overdrafts. What Challenges do we face as a Parish? Our congregation is spread across the life span and from many levels of the Anglican Faith. Our 8 am congregation are mainly over 50 and more traditional in their approach to the Anglicanism. Our 10 am congregation is more contemporary. We are starting to attract younger families with children to the 10 am services. This is something we plan to nurture and facilitate. Some of the congregation sit happily across both the services. At present our biggest physical challenge is the strengthening of the church to meet earthquake safety standards. Fundraising has been a focus over the last 12 months. The Vestry and Finance Team are working to ensure pledges come in and the project continues to progress. We have a number of church members who have expressed interest in ordination. We need to be able to support these people through this process. Some are preaching in our services and participating in leadership, outreach, and pastoral care activities. Local Ameneties We are situated close to Lower Hutt CBD. There are two kindergartens close by, at Waiwhetu and Waterloo. The local primary school is Waterloo, decile 9. From there the children go to Hutt Intermediate, decile 8 and Hutt Valley High School, decile 8. Private schools for girls in the Hutt Valley include Chilton St James, an Anglican School catering for girls and boys in the preschool and girls only year 1 to13, and St Oran’s a Presbyterian School, for girls, year 7 and up and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic College, decile 7, year 9 and up. Boys are catered for by Hutt International Boys’ School (independent), and St Bernard’s, a Roman Catholic School, decile 5, from year 7 up. In Wellington there are also a number of private and State schools for both girls and boys. The Hutt Valley has many attractions and facilities. The beaches at Petone and Eastbourne close and the Hutt River has an extensive walkway and cycle way. Wellington is a 20-30 minute train journey away with regular services.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line305
__label__wiki	0.877678	0.877678	Home / concert / ed sheeran / malaymail / music / news / viral / Ed Sheeran’s concert tickets in Malaysia are all sold out! Ed Sheeran’s concert tickets in Malaysia are all sold out! Unknown Monday, May 15, 2017 concert, ed sheeran, malaymail, music, news, viral Suffering similar fate to its Singaporean counterpart, Ed Sheeran’s concert tickets in Malaysia were sold out in less than two hours after it had gone on sale. Tickets to the highly anticipated concert in Kuala Lumpur went on sale this morning on 15 May 2017, 10am via prworldwidelive.com and myticket.asia but were reportedly sold out at 1.20pm. Pricing between RM198 to RM458, many fans were infuriated that they had to participate in a long cyber-queue but still end up not getting a single ticket at all. Several fans have confessed that they have been waiting on the site since before 10am and when they are in the online queue, the waiting time starts to increase as time passes. While some may be lucky enough to get tickets after queuing for so long, others get told that tickets have been sold out when they finally got out of the waiting page. PR Worldwide Facebook page is currently flooded with complaints from fans who didn’t manage to purchase the tickets due to the flawed system on the site. In the meantime, while diehard fans are battling hard for their Ed Sheeran concert tickets, unofficial ticket reseller sites like Viagogo are currently selling the tickets for as much as RM8,369! However, organiser PR Worldwide has issued a statement, saying, "resale of ticket(s) at any price… is strictly prohibited. Unlawful resale of a ticket will lead to seizure and cancellation of that ticket without refund or other compensation. Barcodes from such tickets will be disabled and you will be refused entry".	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line313
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Evol. 37(7):2034–2044; doi:10.1093/molbev/msaa065 MBE Emerging Classics 2021 Molecular Biology and Evolution provides yearly recognition of recently published manuscripts that have made strong impressions on our research community since their publication. Below, we highlight ten discoveries, five methods, and five resources as “Emerging Classics” based on citations accrued per fractional year since print publication. Articles are listed alphabetically by the first author’s family name. Total citation counts were obtained from Web of Science on November 6, 2020. We congratulate these authors on the significance of their contributions and look forward to seeing new classics emerge in the years to come. An Unbiased Molecular Approach Using 3′-UTRs Resolves the Avian Family-Level Tree of Life Presumably, due to a rapid early diversification, major parts of the higher-level phylogeny of birds are still resolved controversially in different analyses or are considered unresolvable. To address this problem, we produced an avian tree of life, which includes molecular sequences of one or several species of ∼90% of the currently recognized family-level taxa (429 species, 379 genera) including all 106 family-level taxa of the nonpasserines and 115 of the passerines (Passeriformes). The unconstrained analyses of noncoding 3-prime untranslated region (3′-UTR) sequences and those of coding sequences yielded different trees. In contrast to the coding sequences, the 3′-UTR sequences resulted in a well-resolved and stable tree topology. The 3′-UTR contained, unexpectedly, transcription factor binding motifs that were specific for different higher-level taxa. In this tree, grebes and flamingos are the sister clade of all other Neoaves, which are subdivided into five major clades. All nonpasserine taxa were placed with robust statistical support including the long-time enigmatic hoatzin (Opisthocomiformes), which was found being the sister taxon of the Caprimulgiformes. The comparatively late radiation of family-level clades of the songbirds (oscine Passeriformes) contrasts with the attenuated diversification of nonpasseriform taxa since the early Miocene. This correlates with the evolution of vocal production learning, an important speciation factor, which is ancestral for songbirds and evolved convergent only in hummingbirds and parrots. As 3′-UTR-based phylotranscriptomics resolved the avian family-level tree of life, we suggest that this procedure will also resolve the all-species avian tree of life Ancient DNA Suggests Single Colonization and Within-Archipelago Diversification of Caribbean Caviomorph Rodents Reconstructing the evolutionary history of island biotas is complicated by unusual morphological evolution in insular environments. However, past human-caused extinctions limit the use of molecular analyses to determine origins and affinities of enigmatic island taxa. The Caribbean formerly contained a morphologically diverse assemblage of caviomorph rodents (33 species in 19 genera), ranging from ∼0.1 to 200 kg and traditionally classified into three higher-order taxa (Capromyidae/Capromyinae, Heteropsomyinae, and Heptaxodontidae). Few species survive today, and the evolutionary affinities of living and extinct Caribbean caviomorphs to each other and to mainland taxa are unclear: Are they monophyletic, polyphyletic, or paraphyletic? We use ancient DNA techniques to present the first genetic data for extinct heteropsomyines and heptaxodontids, as well as for several extinct capromyids, and demonstrate through analysis of mitogenomic and nuclear data sets that all sampled Caribbean caviomorphs represent a well-supported monophyletic group. The remarkable morphological and ecological variation observed across living and extinct caviomorphs from Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and other islands was generated through within-archipelago evolutionary radiation following a single Early Miocene overwater colonization. This evolutionary pattern contrasts with the origination of diversity in many other Caribbean groups. All living and extinct Caribbean caviomorphs comprise a single biologically remarkable subfamily (Capromyinae) within the morphologically conservative living Neotropical family Echimyidae. Caribbean caviomorphs represent an important new example of insular mammalian adaptive radiation, where taxa retaining “ancestral-type” characteristics coexisted alongside taxa occupying novel island niches. Diversification was associated with the greatest insular body mass increase recorded in rodents and possibly the greatest for any mammal lineage. Evaluating the Performance of Malaria Genetics for Inferring Changes in Transmission Intensity Using Transmission Modeling Substantial progress has been made globally to control malaria, however there is a growing need for innovative new tools to ensure continued progress. One approach is to harness genetic sequencing and accompanying methodological approaches as have been used in the control of other infectious diseases. However, to utilize these methodologies for malaria, we first need to extend the methods to capture the complex interactions between parasites, human and vector hosts, and environment, which all impact the level of genetic diversity and relatedness of malaria parasites. We develop an individual-based transmission model to simulate malaria parasite genetics parameterized using estimated relationships between complexity of infection and age from five regions in Uganda and Kenya. We predict that cotransmission and superinfection contribute equally to within-host parasite genetic diversity at 11.5% PCR prevalence, above which superinfections dominate. Finally, we characterize the predictive power of six metrics of parasite genetics for detecting changes in transmission intensity, before grouping them in an ensemble statistical model. The model predicted malaria prevalence with a mean absolute error of 0.055. Different assumptions about the availability of sample metadata were considered, with the most accurate predictions of malaria prevalence made when the clinical status and age of sampled individuals is known. Parasite genetics may provide a novel surveillance tool for estimating the prevalence of malaria in areas in which prevalence surveys are not feasible. However, the findings presented here reinforce the need for patient metadata to be recorded and made available within all future attempts to use parasite genetics for surveillance. Eighteen Coral Genomes Reveal the Evolutionary Origin of Acropora Strategies to Accommodate Environmental Changes The genus Acropora comprises the most diverse and abundant scleractinian corals (Anthozoa, Cnidaria) in coral reefs, the most diverse marine ecosystems on Earth. However, the genetic basis for the success and wide distribution of Acropora are unknown. Here, we sequenced complete genomes of 15 Acropora species and 3 other acroporid taxa belonging to the genera Montipora and Astreopora to examine genomic novelties that explain their evolutionary success. We successfully obtained reasonable draft genomes of all 18 species. Molecular dating indicates that the Acropora ancestor survived warm periods without sea ice from the mid or late Cretaceous to the Early Eocene and that diversification of Acropora may have been enhanced by subsequent cooling periods. In general, the scleractinian gene repertoire is highly conserved; however, coral- or cnidarian-specific possible stress response genes are tandemly duplicated in Acropora. Enzymes that cleave dimethlysulfonioproprionate into dimethyl sulfide, which promotes cloud formation and combats greenhouse gasses, are the most duplicated genes in the Acropora ancestor. These may have been acquired by horizontal gene transfer from algal symbionts belonging to the family Symbiodiniaceae, or from coccolithophores, suggesting that although functions of this enzyme in Acropora are unclear, Acropora may have survived warmer marine environments in the past by enhancing cloud formation. In addition, possible antimicrobial peptides and symbiosis-related genes are under positive selection in Acropora, perhaps enabling adaptation to diverse environments. Our results suggest unique Acropora adaptations to ancient, warm marine environments and provide insights into its capacity to adjust to rising seawater temperatures. Embryo-Like Features in Developing Bacillus subtilis Biofilms Correspondence between evolution and development has been discussed for more than two centuries. Recent work reveals that phylogeny−ontogeny correlations are indeed present in developmental transcriptomes of eukaryotic clades with complex multicellularity. Nevertheless, it has been largely ignored that the pervasive presence of phylogeny−ontogeny correlations is a hallmark of development in eukaryotes. This perspective opens a possibility to look for similar parallelisms in biological settings where developmental logic and multicellular complexity are more obscure. For instance, it has been increasingly recognized that multicellular behavior underlies biofilm formation in bacteria. However, it remains unclear whether bacterial biofilm growth shares some basic principles with development in complex eukaryotes. Here we show that the ontogeny of growing Bacillus subtilis biofilms recapitulates phylogeny at the expression level. Using time-resolved transcriptome and proteome profiles, we found that biofilm ontogeny correlates with the evolutionary measures, in a way that evolutionary younger and more diverged genes were increasingly expressed toward later timepoints of biofilm growth. Molecular and morphological signatures also revealed that biofilm growth is highly regulated and organized into discrete ontogenetic stages, analogous to those of eukaryotic embryos. Together, this suggests that biofilm formation in Bacillus is a bona fide developmental process comparable to organismal development in animals, plants, and fungi. Given that most cells on Earth reside in the form of biofilms and that biofilms represent the oldest known fossils, we anticipate that the widely adopted vision of the first life as a single-cell and free-living organism needs rethinking. Genomic Consequences of Long-Term Population Decline in Brown Eared Pheasant Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT Population genetic theory and empirical evidence indicate that deleterious alleles can be purged in small populations. However, this viewpoint remains controversial. It is unclear whether natural selection is powerful enough to purge deleterious mutations when wild populations continue to decline. Pheasants are terrestrial birds facing a long-term risk of extinction as a result of anthropogenic perturbations and exploitation. Nevertheless, there are scant genomics resources available for conservation management and planning. Here, we analyzed comparative population genomic data for the three extant isolated populations of Brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) in China. We showed that C. mantchuricum has low genome-wide diversity and a contracting effective population size because of persistent declines over the past 100,000 years. We compared genome-wide variation in C. mantchuricum with that of its closely related sister species, the Blue eared pheasant (C. auritum) for which the conservation concern is low. There were detrimental genetic consequences across all C. mantchuricum genomes including extended runs of homozygous sequences, slow rates of linkage disequilibrium decay, excessive loss-of-function mutations, and loss of adaptive genetic diversity at the major histocompatibility complex region. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to perform a comprehensive conservation genomic analysis on this threatened pheasant species. Moreover, we demonstrated that natural selection may not suffice to purge deleterious mutations in wild populations undergoing long-term decline. The findings of this study could facilitate conservation planning for threatened species and help recover their population size. Are Nonsynonymous Transversions Generally More Deleterious than Nonsynonymous Transitions? It has been suggested that, due to the structure of the genetic code, nonsynonymous transitions are less likely than transversions to cause radical changes in amino acid physicochemical properties so are on average less deleterious. This view was supported by some but not all mutagenesis experiments. Because laboratory measures of fitness effects have limited sensitivities and relative frequencies of different mutations in mutagenesis studies may not match those in nature, we here revisit this issue using comparative genomics. We extend the standard codon model of sequence evolution by adding the parameter η that quantifies the ratio of the fixation probability of transitional nonsynonymous mutations to that of transversional nonsynonymous mutations. We then estimate η from the concatenated alignment of all protein-coding DNA sequences of two closely related genomes. Surprisingly, η ranges from 0.13 to 2.0 across 90 species pairs sampled from the tree of life, with 51 incidences of η < 1 and 30 incidences of η >1 that are statistically significant. Hence, whether nonsynonymous transversions are overall more deleterious than nonsynonymous transitions is species-dependent. Because the corresponding groups of amino acid replacements differ between nonsynonymous transitions and transversions, η is influenced by the relative exchangeabilities of amino acid pairs. Indeed, an extensive search reveals that the large variation in η is primarily explainable by the recently reported among-species disparity in amino acid exchangeabilities. These findings demonstrate that genome-wide nucleotide substitution patterns in coding sequences have species-specific features and are more variable among evolutionary lineages than are currently thought. Life and Death of Selfish Genes: Comparative Genomics Reveals the Dynamic Evolution of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Cytoplasmic incompatibility is a selfish reproductive manipulation induced by the endosymbiont Wolbachia in arthropods. In males Wolbachia modifies sperm, leading to embryonic mortality in crosses with Wolbachia-free females. In females, Wolbachia rescues the cross and allows development to proceed normally. This provides a reproductive advantage to infected females, allowing the maternally transmitted symbiont to spread rapidly through host populations. We identified homologs of the genes underlying this phenotype, cifA and cifB, in 52 of 71 new and published Wolbachia genome sequences. They are strongly associated with cytoplasmic incompatibility. There are up to seven copies of the genes in each genome, and phylogenetic analysis shows that Wolbachia frequently acquires new copies due to pervasive horizontal transfer between strains. In many cases, the genes have subsequently acquired loss-of-function mutations to become pseudogenes. As predicted by theory, this tends to occur first in cifB, whose sole function is to modify sperm, and then in cifA, which is required to rescue the cross in females. Although cif genes recombine, recombination is largely restricted to closely related homologs. This is predicted under a model of coevolution between sperm modification and embryonic rescue, where recombination between distantly related pairs of genes would create a self-incompatible strain. Together, these patterns of gene gain, loss, and recombination support evolutionary models of cytoplasmic incompatibility. Effective Population Size Predicts Local Rates but Not Local Mitigation of Read-through Errors In correctly predicting that selection efficiency is positively correlated with the effective population size (Ne), the nearly neutral theory provides a coherent understanding of between-species variation in numerous genomic parameters, including heritable error (germline mutation) rates. Does the same theory also explain variation in phenotypic error rates and in abundance of error mitigation mechanisms? Translational read-through provides a model to investigate both issues as it is common, mostly nonadaptive, and has good proxy for rate (TAA being the least leaky stop codon) and potential error mitigation via “fail-safe” 3′ additional stop codons (ASCs). Prior theory of translational read-through has suggested that when population sizes are high, weak selection for local mitigation can be effective thus predicting a positive correlation between ASC enrichment and Ne. Contra to prediction, we find that ASC enrichment is not correlated with Ne. ASC enrichment, although highly phylogenetically patchy, is, however, more common both in unicellular species and in genes expressed in unicellular modes in multicellular species. By contrast, Ne does positively correlate with TAA enrichment. These results imply that local phenotypic error rates, not local mitigation rates, are consistent with a drift barrier/nearly neutral model. Substitutions at Nonconserved Rheostat Positions Modulate Function by Rewiring Long-Range, Dynamic Interactions Amino acid substitutions at nonconserved protein positions can have noncanonical and “long-distance” outcomes on protein function. Such outcomes might arise from changes in the internal protein communication network, which is often accompanied by changes in structural flexibility. To test this, we calculated flexibilities and dynamic coupling for positions in the linker region of the lactose repressor protein. This region contains nonconserved positions for which substitutions alter DNA-binding affinity. We first chose to study 11 substitutions at position 52. In computations, substitutions showed long-range effects on flexibilities of DNA-binding positions, and the degree of flexibility change correlated with experimentally measured changes in DNA binding. Substitutions also altered dynamic coupling to DNA-binding positions in a manner that captured other experimentally determined functional changes. Next, we broadened calculations to consider the dynamic coupling between 17 linker positions and the DNA-binding domain. Experimentally, these linker positions exhibited a wide range of substitution outcomes: Four conserved positions tolerated hardly any substitutions (“toggle”), ten nonconserved positions showed progressive changes from a range of substitutions (“rheostat”), and three nonconserved positions tolerated almost all substitutions (“neutral”). In computations with wild-type lactose repressor protein, the dynamic couplings between the DNA-binding domain and these linker positions showed varied degrees of asymmetry that correlated with the observed toggle/rheostat/neutral substitution outcomes. Thus, we propose that long-range and noncanonical substitutions outcomes at nonconserved positions arise from rewiring long-range communication among functionally important positions. Such calculations might enable predictions for substitution outcomes at a range of nonconserved positions. Spatial Transcriptomics of Nematodes Identifies Sperm Cells as a Source of Genomic Novelty and Rapid Evolution Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT Divergence of gene function and expression during development can give rise to phenotypic differences at the level of cells, tissues, organs, and ultimately whole organisms. To gain insights into the evolution of gene expression and novel genes at spatial resolution, we compared the spatially resolved transcriptomes of two distantly related nematodes, Caenorhabditis elegans and Pristionchus pacificus, that diverged 60–90 Ma. The spatial transcriptomes of adult worms show little evidence for strong conservation at the level of single genes. Instead, regional expression is largely driven by recent duplication and emergence of novel genes. Estimation of gene ages across anatomical structures revealed an enrichment of novel genes in sperm-related regions. This provides first evidence in nematodes for the “out of testis” hypothesis that has been previously postulated based on studies in Drosophila and mammals. “Out of testis” genes represent a mix of products of pervasive transcription as well as fast evolving members of ancient gene families. Strikingly, numerous novel genes have known functions during meiosis in Caenorhabditis elegans indicating that even universal processes such as meiosis may be targets of rapid evolution. Our study highlights the importance of novel genes in generating phenotypic diversity and explicitly characterizes gene origination in sperm-related regions. Furthermore, it proposes new functions for previously uncharacterized genes and establishes the spatial transcriptome of Pristionchus pacificus as a catalog for future studies on the evolution of gene expression and function. Monophyletic Origin and Divergent Evolution of Animal Telomerase RNA Telomerase RNA (TR) is a noncoding RNA essential for the function of telomerase ribonucleoprotein. TRs from vertebrates, fungi, ciliates, and plants exhibit extreme diversity in size, sequence, secondary structure, and biogenesis pathway. However, the evolutionary pathways leading to such unusual diversity among eukaryotic kingdoms remain elusive. Within the metazoan kingdom, the study of TR has been limited to vertebrates and echinoderms. To understand the origin and evolution of TR across the animal kingdom, we employed a phylogeny-guided, structure-based bioinformatics approach to identify 82 novel TRs from eight previously unexplored metazoan phyla, including the basal-branching sponges. Synthetic TRs from two representative species, a hemichordate and a mollusk, reconstitute active telomerase in vitro with their corresponding telomerase reverse transcriptase components, confirming that they are authentic TRs. Comparative analysis shows that three functional domains, template-pseudoknot (T-PK), CR4/5, and box H/ACA, are conserved between vertebrate and the basal metazoan lineages, indicating a monophyletic origin of the animal TRs with a snoRNA-related biogenesis mechanism. Nonetheless, TRs along separate animal lineages evolved with divergent structural elements in the T-PK and CR4/5 domains. For example, TRs from echinoderms and protostomes lack the canonical CR4/5 and have independently evolved functionally equivalent domains with different secondary structures. In the T-PK domain, a P1.1 stem common in most metazoan clades defines the template boundary, which is replaced by a P1-defined boundary in vertebrates. This study provides unprecedented insight into the divergent evolution of detailed TR secondary structures across broad metazoan lineages, revealing ancestral and later-diversified elements. Unsupervised Inference of Protein Fitness Landscape from Deep Mutational Scan The recent technological advances underlying the screening of large combinatorial libraries in high-throughput mutational scans deepen our understanding of adaptive protein evolution and boost its applications in protein design. Nevertheless, the large number of possible genotypes requires suitable computational methods for data analysis, the prediction of mutational effects, and the generation of optimized sequences. We describe a computational method that, trained on sequencing samples from multiple rounds of a screening experiment, provides a model of the genotype–fitness relationship. We tested the method on five large-scale mutational scans, yielding accurate predictions of the mutational effects on fitness. The inferred fitness landscape is robust to experimental and sampling noise and exhibits high generalization power in terms of broader sequence space exploration and higher fitness variant predictions. We investigate the role of epistasis and show that the inferred model provides structural information about the 3D contacts in the molecular fold. The Genomic Selfing Syndrome Accompanies the Evolutionary Breakdown of Heterostyly The evolutionary transition from outcrossing to selfing can have important genomic consequences. Decreased effective population size and the reduced efficacy of selection are predicted to play an important role in the molecular evolution of the genomes of selfing species. We investigated evidence for molecular signatures of the genomic selfing syndrome using 66 species of Primula including distylous (outcrossing) and derived homostylous (selfing) taxa. We complemented our comparative analysis with a microevolutionary study of P. chungensis, which is polymorphic for mating system and consists of both distylous and homostylous populations. We generated chloroplast and nuclear genomic data sets for distylous, homostylous, and distylous–homostylous species and identified patterns of nonsynonymous to synonymous divergence (dN/dS) and polymorphism (πN/πS) in species or lineages with contrasting mating systems. Our analysis of coding sequence divergence and polymorphism detected strongly reduced genetic diversity and heterozygosity, decreased efficacy of purifying selection, purging of large-effect deleterious mutations, and lower rates of adaptive evolution in samples from homostylous compared with distylous populations, consistent with theoretical expectations of the genomic selfing syndrome. Our results demonstrate that self-fertilization is a major driver of molecular evolutionary processes with genomic signatures of selfing evident in both old and relatively young homostylous populations. When Sex Chromosomes Recombine Only in the Heterogametic Sex: Heterochiasmy and Heterogamety in Hyla Tree Frogs Sex chromosomes are classically predicted to stop recombining in the heterogametic sex, thereby enforcing linkage between sex-determining (SD) and sex-antagonistic (SA) genes. With the same rationale, a pre-existing sex asymmetry in recombination is expected to affect the evolution of heterogamety, for example, a low rate of male recombination might favor transitions to XY systems, by generating immediate linkage between SD and SA genes. Furthermore, the accumulation of deleterious mutations on nonrecombining Y chromosomes should favor XY-to-XY transitions (which discard the decayed Y), but disfavor XY-to-ZW transitions (which fix the decayed Y as an autosome). Like many anuran amphibians, Hyla tree frogs have been shown to display drastic heterochiasmy (males only recombine at chromosome tips) and are typically XY, which seems to fit the above expectations. Instead, here we demonstrate that two species, H. sarda and H. savignyi, share a common ZW system since at least 11 Ma. Surprisingly, the typical pattern of restricted male recombination has been maintained since then, despite female heterogamety. Hence, sex chromosomes recombine freely in ZW females, not in ZZ males. This suggests that heterochiasmy does not constrain heterogamety (and vice versa), and that the role of SA genes in the evolution of sex chromosomes might have been overemphasized. Divergent Evolution of a Protein–Protein Interaction Revealed through Ancestral Sequence Reconstruction and Resurrection The postsynaptic density extends across the postsynaptic dendritic spine with discs large (DLG) as the most abundant scaffolding protein. DLG dynamically alters the structure of the postsynaptic density, thus controlling the function and distribution of specific receptors at the synapse. DLG contains three PDZ domains and one important interaction governing postsynaptic architecture is that between the PDZ3 domain from DLG and a protein called cysteine-rich interactor of PDZ3 (CRIPT). However, little is known regarding functional evolution of the PDZ3:CRIPT interaction. Here, we subjected PDZ3 and CRIPT to ancestral sequence reconstruction, resurrection, and biophysical experiments. We show that the PDZ3:CRIPT interaction is an ancient interaction, which was likely present in the last common ancestor of Eukaryotes, and that high affinity is maintained in most extant animal phyla. However, affinity is low in nematodes and insects, raising questions about the physiological function of the interaction in species from these animal groups. Our findings demonstrate how an apparently established protein–protein interaction involved in cellular scaffolding in bilaterians can suddenly be subject to dynamic evolution including possible loss of function. Relevance of Higher-Order Epistasis in Drug Resistance We studied five chemically distinct but related 1,3,5-triazine antifolates with regard to their effects on growth of a set of mutants in dihydrofolate reductase. The mutants comprise a combinatorially complete data set of all 16 possible combinations of four amino acid replacements associated with resistance to pyrimethamine in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Pyrimethamine was a mainstay medication for malaria for many years, and it is still in use in intermittent treatment during pregnancy or as a partner drug in artemisinin combination therapy. Our goal was to investigate the extent to which the alleles yield similar adaptive topographies and patterns of epistasis across chemically related drugs. We find that the adaptive topographies are indeed similar with the same or closely related alleles being fixed in computer simulations of stepwise evolution. For all but one of the drugs the topography features at least one suboptimal fitness peak. Our data are consistent with earlier results indicating that third order and higher epistatic interactions appear to contribute only modestly to the overall adaptive topography, and they are largely conserved. In regard to drug development, our data suggest that higher-order interactions are likely to be of little value as an advisory tool in the choice of lead compounds. Additive Uncorrelated Relaxed Clock Models for the Dating of Genomic Epidemiology Phylogenies Tue, 28 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT Phylogenetic dating is one of the most powerful and commonly used methods of drawing epidemiological interpretations from pathogen genomic data. Building such trees requires considering a molecular clock model which represents the rate at which substitutions accumulate on genomes. When the molecular clock rate is constant throughout the tree then the clock is said to be strict, but this is often not an acceptable assumption. Alternatively, relaxed clock models consider variations in the clock rate, often based on a distribution of rates for each branch. However, we show here that the distributions of rates across branches in commonly used relaxed clock models are incompatible with the biological expectation that the sum of the numbers of substitutions on two neighboring branches should be distributed as the substitution number on a single branch of equivalent length. We call this expectation the additivity property. We further show how assumptions of commonly used relaxed clock models can lead to estimates of evolutionary rates and dates with low precision and biased confidence intervals. We therefore propose a new additive relaxed clock model where the additivity property is satisfied. We illustrate the use of our new additive relaxed clock model on a range of simulated and real data sets, and we show that using this new model leads to more accurate estimates of mean evolutionary rates and ancestral dates. Srag Regulates Autophagy via Integrating into a Preexisting Autophagy Pathway in Testis Spermatogenesis is an essential process for producing sperm cells. Reproductive strategy is successfully evolved for a species to adapt to a certain ecological system. However, roles of newly evolved genes in testis autophagy remain unclear. In this study, we found that a newly evolved gene srag (Sox9-regulated autophagy gene) plays an important role in promoting autophagy in testis in the lineage of the teleost Monopterus albus. The gene integrated into an interaction network through a two-way strategy of evolution, via Sox9-binding in its promoter and interaction with Becn1 in the coding region. Its promoter region evolved a cis element for binding of Sox9, a transcription factor for male sex determination. Both in vitro and in vivo analyses demonstrated that transcription factor Sox9 could bind to and activate the srag promoter. Its coding region acquired ability to interact with key autophagy initiation factor Becn1 via the conserved C-terminal, indicating that srag integrated into preexisting autophagy network. Moreover, we determined that Srag enhanced autophagy by interacting with Becn1. Notably, srag transgenic zebrafish revealed that Srag exerted the same function by enhancing autophagy through the Srag–Becn1 pathway. Thus, the new gene srag regulated autophagy in testis by integrated into preexisting autophagy network. Evolutionary History of Endogenous Human Herpesvirus 6 Reflects Human Migration out of Africa Human herpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6) can integrate into the germline, and as a result, ∼70 million people harbor the genome of one of these viruses in every cell of their body. Until now, it has been largely unknown if 1) these integrations are ancient, 2) if they still occur, and 3) whether circulating virus strains differ from integrated ones. Here, we used next-generation sequencing and mining of public human genome data sets to generate the largest and most diverse collection of circulating and integrated HHV-6 genomes studied to date. In genomes of geographically dispersed, only distantly related people, we identified clades of integrated viruses that originated from a single ancestral event, confirming this with fluorescent in situ hybridization to directly observe the integration locus. In contrast to HHV-6B, circulating and integrated HHV-6A sequences form distinct clades, arguing against ongoing integration of circulating HHV-6A or “reactivation” of integrated HHV-6A. Taken together, our study provides the first comprehensive picture of the evolution of HHV-6, and reveals that integration of heritable HHV-6 has occurred since the time of, if not before, human migrations out of Africa. Evidence for Strong Mutation Bias toward, and Selection against, U Content in SARS-CoV-2: Implications for Vaccine Design Large-scale re-engineering of synonymous sites is a promising strategy to generate vaccines either through synthesis of attenuated viruses or via codon-optimized genes in DNA vaccines. Attenuation typically relies on deoptimization of codon pairs and maximization of CpG dinucleotide frequencies. So as to formulate evolutionarily informed attenuation strategies that aim to force nucleotide usage against the direction favored by selection, here, we examine available whole-genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 to infer patterns of mutation and selection on synonymous sites. Analysis of mutational profiles indicates a strong mutation bias toward U. In turn, analysis of observed synonymous site composition implicates selection against U. Accounting for dinucleotide effects reinforces this conclusion, observed UU content being a quarter of that expected under neutrality. Possible mechanisms of selection against U mutations include selection for higher expression, for high mRNA stability or lower immunogenicity of viral genes. Consistent with gene-specific selection against CpG dinucleotides, we observe systematic differences of CpG content between SARS-CoV-2 genes. We propose an evolutionarily informed approach to attenuation that, unusually, seeks to increase usage of the already most common synonymous codons. Comparable analysis of H1N1 and Ebola finds that GC3 deviated from neutral equilibrium is not a universal feature, cautioning against generalization of results. Simplification of Ribosomes in Bacteria with Tiny Genomes The ribosome is an essential cellular machine performing protein biosynthesis. Its structure and composition are highly conserved in all species. However, some bacteria have been reported to have an incomplete set of ribosomal proteins. We have analyzed ribosomal protein composition in 214 small bacterial genomes (<1 Mb) and found that although the ribosome composition is fairly stable, some ribosomal proteins may be absent, especially in bacteria with dramatically reduced genomes. The protein composition of the large subunit is less conserved than that of the small subunit. We have identified the set of frequently lost ribosomal proteins and demonstrated that they tend to be positioned on the ribosome surface and have fewer contacts to other ribosome components. Moreover, some proteins are lost in an evolutionary correlated manner. The reduction of ribosomal RNA is also common, with deletions mostly occurring in free loops. Finally, the loss of the anti-Shine–Dalgarno sequence is associated with the loss of a higher number of ribosomal proteins. Multiple Merger Genealogies in Outbreaks of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT The Kingman coalescent and its developments are often considered among the most important advances in population genetics of the last decades. Demographic inference based on coalescent theory has been used to reconstruct the population dynamics and evolutionary history of several species, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), an important human pathogen causing tuberculosis. One key assumption of the Kingman coalescent is that the number of descendants of different individuals does not vary strongly, and violating this assumption could lead to severe biases caused by model misspecification. Individual lineages of MTB are expected to vary strongly in reproductive success because 1) MTB is potentially under constant selection due to the pressure of the host immune system and of antibiotic treatment, 2) MTB undergoes repeated population bottlenecks when it transmits from one host to the next, and 3) some hosts show much higher transmission rates compared with the average (superspreaders).Here, we used an approximate Bayesian computation approach to test whether multiple-merger coalescents (MMC), a class of models that allow for large variation in reproductive success among lineages, are more appropriate models to study MTB populations. We considered 11 publicly available whole-genome sequence data sets sampled from local MTB populations and outbreaks and found that MMC had a better fit compared with the Kingman coalescent for 10 of the 11 data sets. These results indicate that the null model for analyzing MTB outbreaks should be reassessed and that past findings based on the Kingman coalescent need to be revisited. Spatiotemporal Genetic Diversity of Lions Reveals the Influence of Habitat Fragmentation across Africa Direct comparisons between historical and contemporary populations allow for detecting changes in genetic diversity through time and assessment of the impact of habitat fragmentation. Here, we determined the genetic architecture of both historical and modern lions to document changes in genetic diversity over the last century. We surveyed microsatellite and mitochondrial genome variation from 143 high-quality museum specimens of known provenance, allowing us to directly compare this information with data from several recently published nuclear and mitochondrial studies. Our results provide evidence for male-mediated gene flow and recent isolation of local subpopulations, likely due to habitat fragmentation. Nuclear markers showed a significant decrease in genetic diversity from the historical (HE = 0.833) to the modern (HE = 0.796) populations, whereas mitochondrial genetic diversity was maintained (Hd = 0.98 for both). Although the historical population appears to have been panmictic based on nDNA data, hierarchical structure analysis identified four tiers of genetic structure in modern populations and was able to detect most sampling locations. Mitogenome analyses identified four clusters: Southern, Mixed, Eastern, and Western and were consistent between modern and historically sampled haplotypes. Within the last century, habitat fragmentation caused lion subpopulations to become more geographically isolated as human expansion changed the African landscape. This resulted in an increase in fine-scale nuclear genetic structure and loss of genetic diversity as lion subpopulations became more differentiated, whereas mitochondrial structure and diversity were maintained over time. GBE \| Most Read Genome Biology & Evolution Highlight: Museum Specimens Reveal the Secret Diversity of Bees The past several decades have been hard on Apis mellifera, the Western honey bee. Originally native to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Western honey bees have spread worldwide thanks to the nutritional and medicinal value of their honey, pollen, royal jelly, beeswax, propolis, and venom. Even more recently, the rise of the mobile hive and increased demand for pollination services have resulted in an army of bees being unleashed on crops each year, most notably almonds, which require several million bee visits per acre. At the same time, the last 50 years have seen dramatic declines in honey bee populations due to pesticide use, climate change, and habitat destruction. Most notably, the spread of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor from Asia to Western Europe and North America in the 1970s decimated A. mellifera colonies, making it nearly impossible for honey bees to survive without human intervention and resulting in the loss of the vast majority of wild and feral honey bee colonies. Given this decline, scientists have speculated that loss of genetic diversity among honey bees may be contributing to further losses in bee populations. A new study in Genome Biology and Evolution, titled “Digging into the genomic past of Swiss honey bees by whole-genome sequencing museum specimens,” provides evidence that disputes this theory (Parejo et al. 2020), suggesting that loss of genetic diversity may not be among the long list of threats to bee survival. Culture Volume Influences the Dynamics of Adaptation under Long-Term Stationary Phase Escherichia coli and many other bacterial species, which are incapable of sporulation, can nevertheless survive within resource exhausted media by entering a state termed long-term stationary phase (LTSP). We have previously shown that E. coli populations adapt genetically under LTSP in an extremely convergent manner. Here, we examine how the dynamics of LTSP genetic adaptation are influenced by varying a single parameter of the experiment—culture volume. We find that culture volume affects survival under LTSP, with viable counts decreasing as volumes increase. Across all volumes, mutations accumulate with time, and the majority of mutations accumulated demonstrate signals of being adaptive. However, positive selection appears to affect mutation accumulation more strongly at higher, compared with lower volumes. Finally, we find that several similar genes are likely involved in adaptation across volumes. However, the specific mutations within these genes that contribute to adaptation can vary in a consistent manner. Combined, our results demonstrate how varying a single parameter of an evolutionary experiment can substantially influence the dynamics of observed adaptation. A Path toward SARS-CoV-2 Attenuation: Metabolic Pressure on CTP Synthesis Rules the Virus Evolution In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we describe here the singular metabolic background that constrains enveloped RNA viruses to evolve toward likely attenuation in the long term, possibly after a step of increased pathogenicity. Cytidine triphosphate (CTP) is at the crossroad of the processes allowing SARS-CoV-2 to multiply, because CTP is in demand for four essential metabolic steps. It is a building block of the virus genome, it is required for synthesis of the cytosine-based liponucleotide precursors of the viral envelope, it is a critical building block of the host transfer RNAs synthesis and it is required for synthesis of dolichol-phosphate, a precursor of viral protein glycosylation. The CCA 3′-end of all the transfer RNAs required to translate the RNA genome and further transcripts into the proteins used to build active virus copies is not coded in the human genome. It must be synthesized de novo from CTP and ATP. Furthermore, intermediary metabolism is built on compulsory steps of synthesis and salvage of cytosine-based metabolites via uridine triphosphate that keep limiting CTP availability. As a consequence, accidental replication errors tend to replace cytosine by uracil in the genome, unless recombination events allow the sequence to return to its ancestral sequences. We document some of the consequences of this situation in the function of viral proteins. This unique metabolic setup allowed us to highlight and provide a raison d’être to viperin, an enzyme of innate antiviral immunity, which synthesizes 3ʹ-deoxy-3′,4ʹ-didehydro-CTP as an extremely efficient antiviral nucleotide. Large-Scale Phylogenetic Analysis of Trypanosomatid Adenylate Cyclases Reveals Associations with Extracellular Lifestyle and Host–Pathogen Interplay Receptor adenylate cyclases (RACs) on the surface of trypanosomatids are important players in the host–parasite interface. They detect still unidentified environmental signals that affect the parasites’ responses to host immune challenge, coordination of social motility, and regulation of cell division. A lesser known class of oxygen-sensing adenylate cyclases (OACs) related to RACs has been lost in trypanosomes and expanded mostly in Leishmania species and related insect-dwelling trypanosomatids. In this work, we have undertaken a large-scale phylogenetic analysis of both classes of adenylate cyclases (ACs) in trypanosomatids and the free-living Bodo saltans. We observe that the expanded RAC repertoire in trypanosomatids with a two-host life cycle is not only associated with an extracellular lifestyle within the vertebrate host, but also with a complex path through the insect vector involving several life cycle stages. In Trypanosoma brucei, RACs are split into two major clades, which significantly differ in their expression profiles in the mammalian host and the insect vector. RACs of the closely related Trypanosoma congolense are intermingled within these two clades, supporting early RAC diversification. Subspecies of T. brucei that have lost the capacity to infect insects exhibit high numbers of pseudogenized RACs, suggesting many of these proteins have become redundant upon the acquisition of a single-host life cycle. OACs appear to be an innovation occurring after the expansion of RACs in trypanosomatids. Endosymbiont-harboring trypanosomatids exhibit a diversification of OACs, whereas these proteins are pseudogenized in Leishmania subgenus Viannia. This analysis sheds light on how ACs have evolved to allow diverse trypanosomatids to occupy multifarious niches and assume various lifestyles. The Influence of Chromosomal Environment on X-Linked Gene Expression in Drosophila melanogaster Sex chromosomes often differ from autosomes with respect to their gene expression and regulation. In Drosophila melanogaster, X-linked genes are dosage compensated by having their expression upregulated in the male soma, a process mediated by the X-chromosome-specific binding of the dosage compensation complex (DCC). Previous studies of X-linked gene expression found a negative correlation between a gene’s male-to-female expression ratio and its distance to the nearest DCC binding site in somatic tissues, including head and brain, which suggests that dosage compensation influences sex-biased gene expression. A limitation of the previous studies, however, was that they focused on endogenous X-linked genes and, thus, could not disentangle the effects of chromosomal position from those of gene-specific regulation. To overcome this limitation, we examined the expression of an exogenous reporter gene inserted at many locations spanning the X chromosome. We observed a negative correlation between the male-to-female expression ratio of the reporter gene and its distance to the nearest DCC binding site in somatic tissues, but not in gonads. A reporter gene’s location relative to a DCC binding site had greater influence on its expression than the local regulatory elements of neighboring endogenous genes, suggesting that intra-chromosomal variation in the strength of dosage compensation is a major determinant of sex-biased gene expression. Average levels of sex-biased expression did not differ between head and brain, but there was greater positional effect variation in the brain, which may explain the observed excess of endogenous sex-biased genes located on the X chromosome in this tissue. Dorsal Pigmentation and Its Association with Functional Variation in MC1R in a Lizard from Different Elevations on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau Identification of the role of the MC1R gene has provided major insights into variation in skin pigmentation in several organisms, including humans, but the evolutionary genetics of this variation is less well established. Variation in this gene and its relationship with degree of melanism was analyzed in one of the world’s highest-elevation lizards, Phrynocephalus theobaldi from the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. Individuals from the low-elevation group were shown to have darker dorsal pigmentation than individuals from a high-elevation group. The existence of climatic variation across these elevations was quantified, with lower elevations exhibiting higher air pressure, temperatures, and humidity, but less wind and insolation. Analysis of the MC1R gene in 214 individuals revealed amino acid differences at five sites between intraspecific sister lineages from different elevations, with two sites showing distinct fixed residues at low elevations. Three of the four single-nucleotide polymorphisms that underpinned these amino acid differences were highly significant outliers, relative to the generalized MC1R population structuring, suggestive of selection. Transfection of cells with an MC1R allele from a lighter high-elevation population caused a 43% reduction in agonist-induced cyclic AMP accumulation, and hence lowered melanin synthesis, relative to transfection with an allele from a darker low-elevation population. The high-elevation allele led to less efficient integration of the MC1R protein into melanocyte membranes. Our study identifies variation in the degree of melanism that can be explained by four or fewer MC1R substitutions. We establish a functional link between these substitutions and melanin synthesis and demonstrate elevation-associated shifts in their frequencies. Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Diversity in Mammals: A Correlation between the Effective and Census Population Sizes What determines the level of genetic diversity of a species remains one of the enduring problems of population genetics. Because neutral diversity depends upon the product of the effective population size and mutation rate, there is an expectation that diversity should be correlated to measures of census population size. This correlation is often observed for nuclear but not for mitochondrial DNA. Here, we revisit the question of whether mitochondrial DNA sequence diversity is correlated to census population size by compiling the largest data set to date, using 639 mammalian species. In a multiple regression, we find that nucleotide diversity is significantly correlated to both range size and mass-specific metabolic rate, but not a variety of other factors. We also find that a measure of the effective population size, the ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous diversity, is also significantly negatively correlated to both range size and mass-specific metabolic rate. These results together suggest that species with larger ranges have larger effective population sizes. The slope of the relationship between diversity and range is such that doubling the range increases diversity by 12–20%, providing one of the first quantifications of the relationship between diversity and the census population size. Evolutionary and Comparative Analysis of Bacterial Nonhomologous End Joining Repair DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are a threat to genome stability. In all domains of life, DSBs are faithfully fixed via homologous recombination. Recombination requires the presence of an uncut copy of duplex DNA which is used as a template for repair. Alternatively, in the absence of a template, cells utilize error-prone nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ). Although ubiquitously found in eukaryotes, NHEJ is not universally present in bacteria. It is unclear as to why many prokaryotes lack this pathway. Toward understanding what could have led to the current distribution of bacterial NHEJ, we carried out comparative genomics and phylogenetic analysis across ∼6,000 genomes. Our results show that this pathway is sporadically distributed across the phylogeny. Ancestral reconstruction further suggests that NHEJ was absent in the eubacterial ancestor and can be acquired via specific routes. Integrating NHEJ occurrence data for archaea, we also find evidence for extensive horizontal exchange of NHEJ genes between the two kingdoms as well as across bacterial clades. The pattern of occurrence in bacteria is consistent with correlated evolution of NHEJ with key genome characteristics of genome size and growth rate; NHEJ presence is associated with large genome sizes and/or slow growth rates, with the former being the dominant correlate. Given the central role these traits play in determining the ability to carry out recombination, it is possible that the evolutionary history of bacterial NHEJ may have been shaped by requirement for efficient DSB repair. Phylogenomic Analysis of Wolbachia Strains Reveals Patterns of Genome Evolution and Recombination Wolbachia are widespread intracellular bacteria that mediate many important biological processes in arthropod species. In this study, we identified 210 conserved single-copy genes in 33 genome-sequenced Wolbachia strains in the A–F supergroups. Phylogenomic analyses with these core genes indicate that all 33 Wolbachia strains maintain the supergroup relationship, which was classified previously based on the multilocus sequence typing (MLST) genes. Using an interclade recombination screening method, 14 inter-supergroup recombination events were discovered in six genes (2.9%) among 210 single-copy orthologs. This finding suggests a relatively low frequency of intergroup recombination. Interestingly, they have occurred not only between A and B supergroups (nine events) but also between A and E supergroups (five events). Maintenance of such transfers suggests possible roles in Wolbachia infection-related functions. Comparisons of strain divergence using the five genes of the MLST system show a high correlation (Pearson correlation coefficient r = 0.98) between MLST and whole-genome divergences, indicating that MLST is a reliable method for identifying related strains when whole-genome data are not available. The phylogenomic analysis and the identified core gene set in our study will serve as a valuable foundation for strain identification and the investigation of recombination and genome evolution in Wolbachia. Dynamics in Secondary Metabolite Gene Clusters in Otherwise Highly Syntenic and Stable Genomes in the Fungal Genus Botrytis Fungi of the genus Botrytis infect >1,400 plant species and cause losses in many crops. Besides the broad host range pathogen Botrytis cinerea, most other species are restricted to a single host. Long-read technology was used to sequence genomes of eight Botrytis species, mostly pathogenic on Allium species, and the related onion white rot fungus, Sclerotium cepivorum. Most assemblies contained <100 contigs, with the Botrytis aclada genome assembled in 16 gapless chromosomes. The core genome and pan-genome of 16 Botrytis species were defined and the secretome, effector, and secondary metabolite repertoires analyzed. Among those genes, none is shared among all Allium pathogens and absent from non-Allium pathogens. The genome of each of the Allium pathogens contains 8–39 predicted effector genes that are unique for that single species, none stood out as potential determinant for host specificity. Chromosome configurations of common ancestors of the genus Botrytis and family Sclerotiniaceae were reconstructed. The genomes of B. cinerea and B. aclada were highly syntenic with only 19 rearrangements between them. Genomes of Allium pathogens were compared with ten other Botrytis species (nonpathogenic on Allium) and with 25 Leotiomycetes for their repertoire of secondary metabolite gene clusters. The pattern was complex, with several clusters displaying patchy distribution. Two clusters involved in the synthesis of phytotoxic metabolites are at distinct genomic locations in different Botrytis species. We provide evidence that the clusters for botcinic acid production in B. cinerea and Botrytis sinoallii were acquired by horizontal transfer from taxa within the same genus. Genome Size Versus Genome Assemblies: Are the Genomes Truly Expanded in Polyploid Fungal Symbionts? Each day, as the amount of genomic data and bioinformatics resources grows, researchers are increasingly challenged with selecting the most appropriate approach to analyze their data. In addition, the opportunity to undertake comparative genomic analyses is growing rapidly. This is especially true for fungi due to their small genome sizes (i.e., mean 1C = 44.2 Mb). Given these opportunities and aiming to gain novel insights into the evolution of mutualisms, we focus on comparing the quality of whole genome assemblies for fungus-growing ants cultivars (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Attini) and a free-living relative. Our analyses reveal that currently available methodologies and pipelines for analyzing whole-genome sequence data need refining. By using different genome assemblers, we show that the genome assembly size depends on what software is used. This, in turn, impacts gene number predictions, with higher gene numbers correlating positively with genome assembly size. Furthermore, the majority of fungal genome size data currently available are based on estimates derived from whole-genome assemblies generated from short-read genome data, rather than from the more accurate technique of flow cytometry. Here, we estimated the haploid genome sizes of three ant fungal symbionts by flow cytometry using the fungus Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm. (1871) as a calibration standard. We found that published genome sizes based on genome assemblies are 2.5- to 3-fold larger than our estimates based on flow cytometry. We, therefore, recommend that flow cytometry is used to precalibrate genome assembly pipelines, to avoid incorrect estimates of genome sizes and ensure robust assemblies. Symbiotic and Nonsymbiotic Members of the Genus Ensifer (syn. Sinorhizobium) Are Separated into Two Clades Based on Comparative Genomics and High-Throughput Phenotyping Rhizobium–legume symbioses serve as paradigmatic examples for the study of mutualism evolution. The genus Ensifer (syn. Sinorhizobium) contains diverse plant-associated bacteria, a subset of which can fix nitrogen in symbiosis with legumes. To gain insights into the evolution of symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF), and interkingdom mutualisms more generally, we performed extensive phenotypic, genomic, and phylogenetic analyses of the genus Ensifer. The data suggest that SNF likely emerged several times within the genus Ensifer through independent horizontal gene transfer events. Yet, the majority (105 of 106) of the Ensifer strains with the nodABC and nifHDK nodulation and nitrogen fixation genes were found within a single, monophyletic clade. Comparative genomics highlighted several differences between the “symbiotic” and “nonsymbiotic” clades, including divergences in their pangenome content. Additionally, strains of the symbiotic clade carried 325 fewer genes, on average, and appeared to have fewer rRNA operons than strains of the nonsymbiotic clade. Initial characterization of a subset of ten Ensifer strains identified several putative phenotypic differences between the clades. Tested strains of the nonsymbiotic clade could catabolize 25% more carbon sources, on average, than strains of the symbiotic clade, and they were better able to grow in LB medium and tolerate alkaline conditions. On the other hand, the tested strains of the symbiotic clade were better able to tolerate heat stress and acidic conditions. We suggest that these data support the division of the genus Ensifer into two main subgroups, as well as the hypothesis that pre-existing genetic features are required to facilitate the evolution of SNF in bacteria. Phylogenomics of the Epigenetic Toolkit Reveals Punctate Retention of Genes across Eukaryotes Epigenetic processes in eukaryotes play important roles through regulation of gene expression, chromatin structure, and genome rearrangements. The roles of chromatin modification (e.g., DNA methylation and histone modification) and non-protein-coding RNAs have been well studied in animals and plants. With the exception of a few model organisms (e.g., Saccharomyces and Plasmodium), much less is known about epigenetic toolkits across the remainder of the eukaryotic tree of life. Even with limited data, previous work suggested the existence of an ancient epigenetic toolkit in the last eukaryotic common ancestor. We use PhyloToL, our taxon-rich phylogenomic pipeline, to detect homologs of epigenetic genes and evaluate their macroevolutionary patterns among eukaryotes. In addition to data from GenBank, we increase taxon sampling from understudied clades of SAR (Stramenopila, Alveolata, and Rhizaria) and Amoebozoa by adding new single-cell transcriptomes from ciliates, foraminifera, and testate amoebae. We focus on 118 gene families, 94 involved in chromatin modification and 24 involved in non-protein-coding RNA processes based on the epigenetics literature. Our results indicate 1) the presence of a large number of epigenetic gene families in the last eukaryotic common ancestor; 2) differential conservation among major eukaryotic clades, with a notable paucity of genes within Excavata; and 3) punctate distribution of epigenetic gene families between species consistent with rapid evolution leading to gene loss. Together these data demonstrate the power of taxon-rich phylogenomic studies for illuminating evolutionary patterns at scales of >1 billion years of evolution and suggest that macroevolutionary phenomena, such as genome conflict, have shaped the evolution of the eukaryotic epigenetic toolkit. A Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of Dendrobium Huoshanense Using Long Reads and Hi-C Data Dendrobium huoshanense is used to treat various diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. Recent studies have identified active components. However, the lack of genomic data limits research on the biosynthesis and application of these therapeutic ingredients. To address this issue, we generated the first chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of D. huoshanense. We integrated PacBio sequencing data, Illumina paired-end sequencing data, and Hi-C sequencing data to assemble a 1.285 Gb genome, with contig and scaffold N50 lengths of 598 kb and 71.79 Mb, respectively. We annotated 21,070 protein-coding genes and 0.96 Gb transposable elements, constituting 74.92% of the whole assembly. In addition, we identified 252 genes responsible for polysaccharide biosynthesis by Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes functional annotation. Our data provide a basis for further functional studies, particularly those focused on genes related to glycan biosynthesis and metabolism, and have implications for both conservation and medicine. Origin and Evolutionary Dynamics of the miR2119 and ADH1 Regulatory Module in Legumes MicroRNAs are important regulators of gene expression in eukaryotes. Previously, we reported that in Phaseolus vulgaris, the precursor for miR2119 is located in the same gene as miR398a, conceiving a dicistronic MIR gene. Both miRNA precursors are transcribed and processed from a single transcript resulting in two mature microRNAs that regulate the mRNAs encoding ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 1 (ADH1) and COPPER-ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE 1 (CSD1). Genes for miR398 are distributed throughout the spermatophytes; however, miR2119 is only found in Leguminosae species, indicating its recent emergence. Here, we used public databases to explore the presence of the miR2119 sequence in several plant species. We found that miR2119 is present only in specific clades within the Papilionoideae subfamily, including important crops used for human consumption and forage. Within this subfamily, MIR2119 and MIR398a are found together as a single gene in the genomes of the Millettioids and Hologalegina. In contrast, in the Dalbergioids MIR2119 is located in a different locus from MIR398a, suggesting this as the ancestral genomic organization. To our knowledge, this is a unique example where two separate MIRNA genes have merged to generate a single polycistronic gene. Phylogenetic analysis of ADH1 gene sequences in the Papilionoideae subfamily revealed duplication events resulting in up to four ADH1 genes in certain species. Notably, the presence of MIR2119 correlates with the conservation of target sites in particular ADH1 genes in each clade. Our results suggest that post-transcriptional regulation of ADH1 genes by miR2119 has contributed to shaping the expansion and divergence of this gene family in the Papilionoideae. Future experimental work on ADH1 regulation by miR2119 in more legume species will help to further understand the evolutionary history of the ADH1 gene family and the relevance of miRNA regulation in this process. Single-Cell Transcriptomics of Abedinium Reveals a New Early-Branching Dinoflagellate Lineage Dinoflagellates possess many cellular characteristics with unresolved evolutionary histories. These include nuclei with greatly expanded genomes and chromatin packaged using histone-like proteins and dinoflagellate-viral nucleoproteins instead of histones, highly reduced mitochondrial genomes with extensive RNA editing, a mix of photosynthetic and cryptic secondary plastids, and tertiary plastids. Resolving the evolutionary origin of these traits requires understanding their ancestral states and early intermediates. Several early-branching dinoflagellate lineages are good candidates for such reconstruction, however these cells tend to be delicate and environmentally sparse, complicating such analyses. Here, we employ transcriptome sequencing from manually isolated and microscopically documented cells to resolve the placement of two cells of one such genus, Abedinium, collected by remotely operated vehicle in deep waters off the coast of Monterey Bay, CA. One cell corresponds to the only described species, Abedinium dasypus, whereas the second cell is distinct and formally described as Abedinium folium, sp. nov. Abedinium has classically been assigned to the early-branching dinoflagellate subgroup Noctilucales, which is weakly supported by phylogenetic analyses of small subunit ribosomal RNA, the single characterized gene from any member of the order. However, an analysis based on 221 proteins from the transcriptome places Abedinium as a distinct lineage, separate from and basal to Noctilucales and the rest of the core dinoflagellates. The transcriptome also contains evidence of a cryptic plastid functioning in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids, iron–sulfur clusters, and heme, a mitochondrial genome with all three expected protein-coding genes (cob, cox1, and cox3), and the presence of some but not all dinoflagellate-specific chromatin packaging proteins. The Evolution of Phenotypic Plasticity in Response to Temperature Stress Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of a single genotype to produce different phenotypes in response to environmental variation. The importance of phenotypic plasticity in natural populations and its contribution to phenotypic evolution during rapid environmental change is widely debated. Here, we show that thermal plasticity of gene expression in natural populations is a key component of its adaptation: evolution to novel thermal environments increases ancestral plasticity rather than mean genetic expression. We determined the evolution of plasticity in gene expression by conducting laboratory natural selection on a Drosophila simulans population in hot and cold environments. After more than 60 generations in the hot environment, 325 genes evolved a change in plasticity relative to the natural ancestral population. Plasticity increased in 75% of these genes, which were strongly enriched for several well-defined functional categories (e.g., chitin metabolism, glycolysis, and oxidative phosphorylation). Furthermore, we show that plasticity in gene expression of populations exposed to different temperatures is rather similar across species. We conclude that most of the ancestral plasticity can evolve further in more extreme environments. New Environment, New Invaders—Repeated Horizontal Transfer of LINEs to Sea Snakes Although numerous studies have found horizontal transposon transfer (HTT) to be widespread across metazoans, few have focused on HTT in marine ecosystems. To investigate potential recent HTTs into marine species, we searched for novel repetitive elements in sea snakes, a group of elapids which transitioned to a marine habitat at most 18 Ma. Our analysis uncovered repeated HTTs into sea snakes following their marine transition. The seven subfamilies of horizontally transferred LINE retrotransposons we identified in the olive sea snake (Aipysurus laevis) are transcribed, and hence are likely still active and expanding across the genome. A search of 600 metazoan genomes found all seven were absent from other amniotes, including terrestrial elapids, with the most similar LINEs present in fish and marine invertebrates. The one exception was a similar LINE found in sea kraits, a lineage of amphibious elapids which independently transitioned to a marine environment 25 Ma. Our finding of repeated horizontal transfer events into marine snakes greatly expands past findings that the marine environment promotes the transfer of transposons. Transposons are drivers of evolution as sources of genomic sequence and hence genomic novelty. We identified 13 candidate genes for HTT-induced adaptive change based on internal or neighboring HTT LINE insertions. One of these, ADCY4, is of particular interest as a part of the KEGG adaptation pathway “Circadian Entrainment.” This provides evidence of the ecological interactions between species influencing evolution of metazoans not only through specific selection pressures, but also by contributing novel genomic material. Comparative Genomics and Pan-Genomics of the Myxococcaceae, including a Description of Five Novel Species: Myxococcus eversor sp. nov., Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis sp. nov., Myxococcus vastator sp. nov., Pyxidicoccus caerfyrddinensis sp. nov., and Pyxidicoccus trucidator sp. nov. Members of the predatory Myxococcales (myxobacteria) possess large genomes, undergo multicellular development, and produce diverse secondary metabolites, which are being actively prospected for novel drug discovery. To direct such efforts, it is important to understand the relationships between myxobacterial ecology, evolution, taxonomy, and genomic variation.This study investigated the genomes and pan-genomes of organisms within the Myxococcaceae, including the genera Myxococcus and Corallococcus, the most abundant myxobacteria isolated from soils. Previously, ten species of Corallococcus were known, whereas six species of Myxococcus phylogenetically surrounded a third genus (Pyxidicoccus) composed of a single species. Here, we describe draft genome sequences of five novel species within the Myxococcaceae (Myxococcus eversor, Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis, Myxococcus vastator, Pyxidicoccus caerfyrddinensis, and Pyxidicoccus trucidator) and for the Pyxidicoccus type species strain, Pyxidicoccus fallax DSM 14698T. Genomic and physiological comparisons demonstrated clear differences between the five novel species and every other Myxococcus or Pyxidicoccus spp. type strain.Subsequent analyses of type strain genomes showed that both the Corallococcus pan-genome and the combined Myxococcus and Pyxidicoccus (Myxococcus/Pyxidicoccus) pan-genome are large and open, but with clear differences. Genomes of Corallococcus spp. are generally smaller than those of Myxococcus/Pyxidicoccus spp. but have core genomes three times larger. Myxococcus/Pyxidicoccus spp. genomes are more variable in size, with larger and more unique sets of accessory genes than those of Corallococcus species. In both genera, biosynthetic gene clusters are relatively enriched in the shell pan-genomes, implying they grant a greater evolutionary benefit than other shell genes, presumably by conferring selective advantages during predation. The Genetic Architecture of Emerging Fungicide Resistance in Populations of a Global Wheat Pathogen Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT Containing fungal diseases often depends on the application of fungicidal compounds. Fungicides can rapidly lose effectiveness due to the rise of resistant individuals in populations. However, the lack of knowledge about resistance mutations beyond known target genes challenges investigations into pathways to resistance. We used whole-genome sequencing data and association mapping to reveal the multilocus genetic architecture of fungicide resistance in a global panel of 159 isolates of Parastagonospora nodorum, an important fungal pathogen of wheat. We found significant differences in azole resistance among global field populations. The populations evolved distinctive combinations of resistance alleles which can interact when co-occurring in the same genetic background. We identified 34 significantly associated single nucleotide polymorphisms located in close proximity to genes associated with fungicide resistance in other fungi, including a major facilitator superfamily transporter. Using fungal colony growth rates and melanin production at different temperatures as fitness proxies, we found no evidence that resistance was constrained by genetic trade-offs. Our study demonstrates how genome-wide association studies of a global collection of pathogen strains can recapitulate the emergence of fungicide resistance. The distinct complement of resistance mutations found among populations illustrates how the evolutionary trajectory of fungicide adaptation can be complex and challenging to predict. Evolution of a Record-Setting AT-Rich Genome: Indel Mutation, Recombination, and Substitution Bias Genome-wide nucleotide composition varies widely among species. Despite extensive research, the source of genome-wide nucleotide composition diversity remains elusive. Yeast mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) are highly A + T rich, and they provide a unique opportunity to study the evolution of AT-biased landscape. In this study, we sequenced ten complete mitogenomes of the Saccharomycodes ludwigii yeast with 8% G + C content, the lowest genome-wide %(G + C) in all published genomes to date. The S. ludwigii mitogenomes have high densities of short tandem repeats but severely underrepresented mononucleotide repeats. Comparative population genomics of these record-setting A + T-rich genomes shows dynamic indel mutations and strong mutation bias toward A/T. Indel mutations play a greater role in genomic variation among very closely related strains than nucleotide substitutions. Indels have resulted in presence–absence polymorphism of tRNAArg (ACG) among S. ludwigii mitogenomes. Interestingly, these mitogenomes have undergone recombination, a genetic process that can increase G + C content by GC-biased gene conversion. Finally, the expected equilibrium G + C content under mutation pressure alone is higher than observed G + C content, suggesting existence of mechanisms other than AT-biased mutation operating to increase A/T. Together, our findings shed new lights on mechanisms driving extremely AT-rich genomes. Genomic Copy Number Variation Study of Nine Macaca Species Provides New Insights into Their Genetic Divergence, Adaptation, and Biomedical Application Copy number variation (CNV) can promote phenotypic diversification and adaptive evolution. However, the genomic architecture of CNVs among Macaca species remains scarcely reported, and the roles of CNVs in adaptation and evolution of macaques have not been well addressed. Here, we identified and characterized 1,479 genome-wide hetero-specific CNVs across nine Macaca species with bioinformatic methods, along with 26 CNV-dense regions and dozens of lineage-specific CNVs. The genes intersecting CNVs were overrepresented in nutritional metabolism, xenobiotics/drug metabolism, and immune-related pathways. Population-level transcriptome data showed that nearly 46% of CNV genes were differentially expressed across populations and also mainly consisted of metabolic and immune-related genes, which implied the role of CNVs in environmental adaptation of Macaca. Several CNVs overlapping drug metabolism genes were verified with genomic quantitative polymerase chain reaction, suggesting that these macaques may have different drug metabolism features. The CNV-dense regions, including 15 first reported here, represent unstable genomic segments in macaques where biological innovation may evolve. Twelve gains and 40 losses specific to the Barbary macaque contain genes with essential roles in energy homeostasis and immunity defense, inferring the genetic basis of its unique distribution in North Africa. Our study not only elucidated the genetic diversity across Macaca species from the perspective of structural variation but also provided suggestive evidence for the role of CNVs in adaptation and genome evolution. Additionally, our findings provide new insights into the application of diverse macaques to drug study. Drivers of Mating Type Composition in Tetrahymena thermophila Sex offers advantages even in primarily asexual species. Some ciliates appear to utilize such reproductive strategy with many mating types. However, the factors determining the composition of mating types in the unicellular ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila are poorly understood, and this is further complicated by non-Mendelian determination of mating type in the offspring. We therefore developed a novel population genetics model to predict how various factors influence the dynamics of mating type composition, including natural selection. The model predicted either the coexistence of all seven mating types or fixation of a single mating type in a population, depending on parameter combinations, irrespective of natural selection. To understand what factor(s) may be more influential and to test the validity of theoretical prediction, five replicate populations were maintained in laboratory such that several factors could be controlled or measured. Whole-genome sequencing was used to identify newly arising mutations and determine mating type composition. Strikingly, all populations were found to be driven by strong selection on newly arising beneficial mutations to fixation of their carrying mating types, and the trajectories of speed to fixation agreed well with our theoretical predictions. This study illustrates the evolutionary strategies that T. thermophila can utilize to optimize population fitness. Comprehensive Transcriptome of the Maize Stalk Borer, Busseola fusca, from Multiple Tissue Types, Developmental Stages, and Parasitoid Wasp Exposures Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), the maize stalk borer, is a widespread crop pest in sub-Saharan Africa that has been the focus of biological research and intensive management strategies. Here, we present a comprehensive annotated transcriptome of B. fusca (originally collected in the Western Province of Kenya) based on ten pooled libraries including a wide array of developmental stages, tissue types, and exposures to parasitoid wasps. Parasitoid wasps have been used as a form of biocontrol to try and reduce crop losses with variable success, in part due to differential infectivities and immune responses among wasps and hosts. We identified a number of loci of interest for pest management, including genes potentially involved in chemoreception, immunity, and response to insecticides. The comprehensive sampling design used expands our current understanding of the transcriptome of this species and deepens the list of potential target genes for future crop loss mitigation, in addition to highlighting candidate loci for differential expression and functional genetic analyses in this important pest species. Digging into the Genomic Past of Swiss Honey Bees by Whole-Genome Sequencing Museum Specimens Historical specimens in museum collections provide opportunities to gain insights into the genomic past. For the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera L., this is particularly important because its populations are currently under threat worldwide and have experienced many changes in management and environment over the last century. Using Swiss Apis mellifera mellifera as a case study, our research provides important insights into the genetic diversity of native honey bees prior to the industrial-scale introductions and trade of non-native stocks during the 20th century—the onset of intensive commercial breeding and the decline of wild honey bees following the arrival of Varroa destructor. We sequenced whole-genomes of 22 honey bees from the Natural History Museum in Bern collected in Switzerland, including the oldest A. mellifera sample ever sequenced. We identify both, a historic and a recent migrant, natural or human-mediated, which corroborates with the population history of honey bees in Switzerland. Contrary to what we expected, we find no evidence for a significant genetic bottleneck in Swiss honey bees, and find that genetic diversity is not only maintained, but even slightly increased, most probably due to modern apicultural practices. Finally, we identify signals of selection between historic and modern honey bee populations associated with genes enriched in functions linked to xenobiotics, suggesting a possible selective pressure from the increasing use and diversity of chemicals used in agriculture and apiculture over the last century. A Lineage-Specific Paralog of Oma1 Evolved into a Gene Family from Which a Suppressor of Male Sterility-Inducing Mitochondria Emerged in Plants Cytoplasmic male sterility (MS) in plants is caused by MS-inducing mitochondria, which have emerged frequently during plant evolution. Nuclear restorer-of-fertility (Rf)genes can suppress their cognate MS-inducing mitochondria. Whereas many Rfs encode a class of RNA-binding protein, the sugar beet (Caryophyllales) Rf encodes a protein resembling Oma1, which is involved in the quality control of mitochondria. In this study, we investigated the molecular evolution of Oma1 homologs in plants. We analyzed 37 plant genomes and concluded that a single copy is the ancestral state in Caryophyllales. Among the sugar beet Oma1 homologs, the orthologous copy is located in a syntenic region that is preserved in Arabidopsis thaliana. The sugar beet Rf is a complex locus consisting of a small Oma1 homolog family (RF-Oma1 family) unique to sugar beet. The gene arrangement in the vicinity of the locus is seen in some but not all Caryophyllalean plants and is absent from Ar. thaliana. This suggests a segmental duplication rather than a whole-genome duplication as the mechanism of RF-Oma1 evolution. Of thirty-seven positively selected codons in RF-Oma1, twenty-six of these sites are located in predicted transmembrane helices. Phylogenetic network analysis indicated that homologous recombination among the RF-Oma1 members played an important role to generate protein activity related to suppression. Together, our data illustrate how an evolutionarily young Rf has emerged from a lineage-specific paralog. Interestingly, several evolutionary features are shared with the RNA-binding protein type Rfs. Hence, the evolution of the sugar beet Rf is representative of Rf evolution in general. Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution eBusiness assistance provided by Allen Press, Inc. smbe@allenpress.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line316
__label__cc	0.593332	0.406668	A break from political turmoil Every writer demands an audience. I could not fail to be aware that as soon I started discussing political issues in this blog, readership leapt to 600%. This puts me in a bit of quandary because this isn't a political blog per se; it's me sharing my world and my experiences with my friends around the world — especially those in the western hemisphere, whom I abandoned when I came east in search of (to put it simplistically) adventure. So, let's compromise. Today I'll talk about music; tomorrow I'll talk about red shirts, if I have time. Last weekend we staged a very unusual camp for some of the brightest kids in the country. It was wild. We slapped together a symphony orchestra in three days that could play real music, blew the minds of young science students by using that symphony orchestra to demonstrate principles of relativity and quantum theory, used film music to ilustrate the laws of physics, and had Thailand's ten-year-old champion paper plane folder lecture on aerodyamics. A jazz pianist taught improvisation to kids who had never touched an instrument, and an entire scene from Bruce Gaston's opera "A Boy and a Tiger" was staged. And amazingly, they had fun doing all this, thanks to their own imaginations and an incredible catering service that produced food every 90 minutes. At the final concert, Dr Yongyuth, former Minister of Science and Technology, told us that the camp was a fulfillment of one of his fondest dreams. It was exciting. The atmosphere all weekend was one of almost uncontrollable glee. And the final concert, including Mozart, Haydn, and a wild improvisation in which the audience ran onto the stage and screamed and danced about under the direction of Zion from the Patravadi Theatre, was such fun that I didn't want to go home. Indeed, the minute I got home, I broke out in hives, and haven't been quite myself since.... The German Invasion The Sour Grapes of Wrath A Moratorium on Red Shirts After the Deluge.... Nothing to do with the Red Shirts The Mandate of Heaven Bring Out the Leeches Save someone's life, not someone's fortune The Haruspex Hath Spoken! The Calm Before the Calm Parting the Red Sea	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line318
__label__wiki	0.598854	0.598854	English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations SOLD IN AID OF CAFOD [Swift, Jonathan.] TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD. IN FOUR PARTS. BY LEMUEL GULLIVER. FOR BENJAMIN MOTTE, 1726 LOT SOLD. 49,250 GBP 14 July 2011 \| 10:30 AM BST Peter Selley Books & Manuscripts peter.selley@sothebys.com Dr Philip W Errington philip.errington@sothebys.com Dr Gabriel Heaton gabriel.heaton@sothebys.com Hannah Stuttard hannah.stuttard@sothebys.com 8vo (183 x 118mm.), 2 volumes, first edition, Teerink's "a" edition, Martha Blount's copy, signed on the upper paste-down of each volume ("Martha Blount \| her Book", "Martha Blount"), frontispiece portrait in volume1 in second state (with legend around the oval frame), 5 engraved maps, one engraved diagram, cancels G6 and 2E8 in volume 2, contemporary calf, spines misnumbered in gilt ("1" and "2" reversed), preserved in modern quarter morocco folding box, joints cracked, head and base of spines slightly chipped, corners slightly worn, volume 2 without spine label, very minor wormhole to first three leaves of volume 2, occasional slight spotting to text Martha Blount (1690-1762), with her signature on each upper paste-down; Michael Blount, her nephew, with the engraved Mapledurham bookplate; Christie's New York, Printed Books and Manuscripts, 9 December 1993, lot 134 Teerink 289; Grolier English 42; PMM 185; Rothschild 2104-6 The finest association copy of "Gulliver's Travels" known to exist. No presentation copies of the book are recorded: publication was strictly anonymous, and Swift was long coy about his authorship, even with his intimate friends. The Roman Catholic gentlewoman Martha ("Patty") Blount (1690--1763) was the closest female friend of Alexander Pope, being the addressee of his Epistle to a Lady: on the Characters of Women (1735), perhaps the most substantial of his many tributes to her qualities (she was also the dedicatee of several of his other works). Martha and her sister Teresa Maria (1688-1759) met Pope around 1707. The sisters effectively constituted "Pope's most intimate link with the Roman Catholic high society which provided the subject of The Rape of the Lock..." (Valerie Rumbold, Oxford DNB). Martha and Pope denied persistent rumours that she had become his mistress, fianceé or secret bride, although it has been said that their relationship was the closest Pope came in his life to a genuine love affair. Upon his death in 1744 he bequeathed her £1,000, sixty of his books, all his household goods and chattels, and the residue of his estate. All of Martha Blount's residual property was left by her to her nephew Michael Blount. Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line320
__label__cc	0.732455	0.267545	Forum Index » Soviet Culture » Music » Cult Soviet punk song with translation Cult Soviet punk song with translation Soviet cogitations: 1 Defected to the U.S.S.R.: 20 Mar 2016, 18:00 New Comrade (Say hi & be nice to me!) Hi, everyone. I've made a translation of a cult Soviet punk song called "all goes on as planned" by the band Grazhdanskaya Oborona (Civil Defense). Even now the song is widely known among people of different age groups including today's young people. I thinkt it may be interesting for some of you to get to know it. It's my very first translation so there can be some mistakes. Please, correct me if you find ones. The band actually was banned and the leader of the band Egor Letov was jailed in the psychic hospital with fake diagnosis. But the thing is that he was not against communism, he just had slightly different point of view than the government. The song reflects the beliefs and doubts of an ordinary man in ussr. It is full of sarcasm and may look like antisoviet, but I think it's ambiguous. I hope the message is not lost because of my translation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ift8T7eVEo All goes on as planned The key from the border has been broken in two parts And our grandfather Lenin has gone so long ago He has decayed to some honey and some mold And "perestroika" is still going on and on (as planned) And all dirt has Turned into naked ice And all goes on as planned My soul is tired, it wants to have a rest And I've promised it "no more playing war games" But on my uniform cap there are hammer, hook and star Oh, how touching it is: HAMMER, HOOK, and STAR The dashing lantern of Waiting is swaying And my wife was taken and thrown to the crowd With the national freedom her flash was torn apart With a fist of the world they have broken her chest So (at last), please, bury her in Christ Cause all goes on as planned? Grandfather Lenin was the only good chief And all other ones after him, all they were shit They were all enemies and damned assholes From the sky to my land daemonic snow falls I've read about Korea, it all goes well there too. They have comrade Kim Ir Sen And they have just all the same I am sure, they have All the same And it goes on as planned And the age of communism so fu*king good as shit It will come very soon, we just have to wait a bit Everything will be free, everything will make fun And I think even that we will not have to die I woke up in the night and realized THAT IT'S ALL... IT ALL GOES ON AS PLANED!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line322
__label__cc	0.588067	0.411933	Why Wasn't Pakistan's Victory Exciting? Posted by Q at Sunday, June 15, 2008 Pitched (14) Strangely I did not find myself that excited after Pakistan's victory over India in the final of the Kitply Cup. Normally I would have been jumping for joy and calling the world to tell them "I told you so", but even when I did message a few people saying just that, I still felt something was missing. What, I still haven't been able to lay my finger on. Maybe it was Nasim Ashraf's presence alongside the players on the boundary line. What is a board chairman's job anyway? He should be responsible for running a board, running a company, not to be present in the dressing room along with the players jumping and cheering like a 20 year old. He wasn't alone though. Shafqat Naghmi, the Chief Operating Officer was present with him, hand in hand. I have never seen any other administrators behave like that. Maybe it was Younis Khan's century. I don't want to take anything away from him cause he played a wonderful knock that laid the foundation for Pakistan's huge total, but I have never wanted him in the ODI side and with this knock what he has done is that he's booked his place for another year. Younis' innings was out of character as he scored at faster than a run a ball and looked more aggressive than Salman Butt at the crease. He completely deserved the man of the match award for the way he played and guided Salman in a 200 run plus partnership. However, for a man who has played 170 ODIs and bats at 3, Younis averages only 32 and this was only his 4th ODI century - this is exactly why I don't want him in the ODI side. He did well though, but what I am worried about is that he won't do well in an ODI again for some time to come. Maybe it was the way Pakistan's innings ended. Misbah played a brilliant knock pishing up th tempo at the end after a solid base had been laid by Salman and Younis. But once Misbah departed, Afridi and Malik could only manage 22 runs of the last 15 deliveries. A score over 330 was on the cards but neither Afridi nor Malik could get the big ones out of the bag and Pakistan ended with 315, which at the end looked lower than what they should have got, and maybe even sligtly lower than what would have been a safe target against India's batting line up. In another era, 315 would have been a winning score, but against India in these times with Gambhir, Sehwag, Yuvraj, Dhoni et all doing the chasing, it never seemed enough. It was at the end but India still got to 290. Which goes to prove that to beat this Indian side you need atleast 300 on the board. That shows the strength of India today. But what does it mean for Pakistan? It means that for their bowlers to defend a target, the Pakistan batsmen always need to score in excess of 300. That is the major worry I believe. A 150 run victory, the kind Lawson had wanted in the group game against India, would have probably been more pleasing. It would have shown that the Pakistan bowling had the ability to put pressure on the opposition. That though was not the case. I know that it highlights India's strength, but it also highlights Pakistan's problems. The Pakistan bowlers still gave away a high number of extras - 11 wides and 2 no balls. Sohail Tanvir hasn't been able to transform his IPL form into ODIs. Iftikhar Anjum looks as pedestrian as ever. Shoaib Malik is suffering from under confidence - That last over in the IPL is probably still haunting him. Umar Gul and Afridi have been very good but they need more support in the other 30 overs. Nonetheless, Pakistan won an ODI trophy, and that too after beating India in a final. Thats sweet but more work is needed. Definitely needed. A repeat in the Asia Cup will be sweeter. Labels: Bangladesh tri series, Kitply Cup 2008, Nasim Ashraf, Pakistan cricket, Pakistan vs India ODIs, Q, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan We would have had that 150 run victory. The amount of bad decisions against Yuvraj, Yousuf Pathan and Raina were the beginning of Pakistan's headaches. If Asok De Silva knew what an LBW was, he would have given these batsmen out. Yuvraj was given 4 lives atleast, Yousuf had about 2 and Raina had 2 as well. Their middle order would have fallen cheap thrusting pressure on Dhoni and Irfan Pathan. I am sure our guys could have got em. Give Tanvir time, he will develop. The non clean striking of the ball did not help our run rate toward the end either. Nasim Ashraf should not be micro managing the team like this. Atleast the extras are much less than what they were first time around. I have not watched any cricket for the last few weeks and yes somehow I didn't feel any urge to watch this series... maybe it is because of an overdose of cricket or the fact that this was a pointless series... anyway good to see pakistan take the cup... Malik has been coming under under severe criticism. Hasan, I agree there were positives as u mention. And definitely Afridi should have had 4! Its just for some reason Im taking the victory with a pinch off salt. I hope its not a one off. Scorps thats right.. Malik ws under a lot of pressure. He looked good yesterday cos Paistan won but he still has a long way to go. the umpiring was dreadful, and afridi got screwed, the looks on his face after the decisions said it all... akmals keeping was dreadful (although thankfully he held onto yuvraj's catch) makeshift opener or not he needs to be dropped i feel that younis should remain in the team but should drop down the order to number 5 or 6 letting malik come in at number 3, a position that he (malik) has been the most successful at Afridi should have had 4 saqib!! I agree with Malik batting at 3...but to bring in that opener, Younis needs to make way. How else would u do it? perhaps dropping misbah is the option... currently it seems like pakistan is using him with the intention of scoring quick runs in the slog overs... a solid opener in his place would provide the team with more balance i like misbah there though.. hes got this Bevan type role and our opening is not as solid as we like to think it is. He works well there adding that much needed boost to our run rate. Misbah has been our most consistent batsman - sure he's got only 30s and 40s but he has got them in all the matches... he bats at 5 or 6 and comes in during the last 10 overs.. he hasnt had a chance to bat longer to make bigger scores. Plus he is a very good cricket brain. Dropping Misbah is out of the question. I would drop Younis. All i know is that this win can boost up the pakistani side alot :) Lets hope it does Asad. And welcome to Well Pitched. another option is to drop one of the seamers. the fact is afridi should now be treated as a bowler with the ability to on the odd occasion get us 20-30 quick runs, we should thus treat him as our 4th bowler utilizing hafeez as an opener and another bowling option, hafeez malik and perhaps butt and younis could make up the 5th bowling option (of course this theory goes to hell on a wicket with absolutely no assistance for the spinners) Q very well written, and you highlighted mostly every thing which was missing,I am happy with the result but I am also dreading a status quo now in the team, if Pakistan had lost this match the media would have compelled the selectors to make some changes,Several Heads were at the chopping block including that of the coach and the captain and IMO,some of those players have extended their career for another year. Pakistan's could have won this match more convincingly if the umpires were not so unfair to Afridi, he had Yousuf Pathan,Yuvraj and Raina plumb in front of the wickets but it was poor umpiring which helped the Indian team last till end. I think Younis Khan should still remain on the chopping block alongwith Malik, somebody suggested to drop Misbah,It will be a wrong move. Tanvir was Ok, it was just that the Indians were not taking too many chances against him, Rao Iftikhar's performance was mixed, his first three overs were really bad but his next spell was ok,but my first choice would be Shoaib Akhtar in his place, which is not possible anymore,so I will go with Sohail Khan or Wahab Riaz. But since Kamran Akmal is going to get axed either Malik has to open or he has to bowl full 10 overs because if they play Nasir Jamshed then Fawad Alam will be dropped which will be an injustice because he bowled really well against India. Pakistan has shot themselves in the foot by banning Shoaib, regardless of his recurring fitness problems he still is the best Pakistani pacer and I think the punishment is too severe and kind of stupid. Malik is still in hot waters he will have to open. Saqib, I dont think dropping one of the seamers is an option. It gives the team an imbalanced look. Wasim, I would rather have Malik at 3 than open, with Younis out of the team. I wouldn't have Alam or Iftikhar either. We need a specialist opener. I prefer Khurram Manzoor to Nasir Jamshed. But both can be tried interchangeably. Pakistan is missing an allrounder like Razzak a lot as he used to give the batting a lot of depth...without him our tail starts at 8. Tanvir still hasn't translated his domestic batting form to international cricket but maybe with time he will.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line337
__label__cc	0.722519	0.277481	India Entering Danger Zone Posted by Q at Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Pitched (12) There has been a lot of talk about how India will displace Australia as the next Super Power in the world of cricket. I have also said a number of times that India is one of the strongest cricket sides in the world today, despite the fact that they recently lost 2 ODI finals. After going through their squad for the test series against Sri Lanka, something struck me. For India to displace Australia from the top, or for even to be one of the strongest sides in the world, they will have to take a leaf out of Australia's books. Playing Test cricket and ODI cricket with a different set of players, and even a different set of captains. India is going through a time where: Their 4 best batsmen don't play ODI cricket. Well Sachin does, but he's opted out lately, while Ganguly, Dravid, and Laxman haven't let their desire to play ODIs remain a secret. Their best ODI batsman and vice captain has just been dropped from the test side. Everybody knows how eager Yuvraj is to prove his worth in tests. Their test captain does not play ODI cricket. Their ODI captain has just stated his preference and chosen ODIs over tests. Their newly announced Vice Captain for the test matches will play ODIs under a different captain and vice captain. Now if all that does not mean treading on the path to Danger Zone, I don't know what does. There is no doubt that India has one of the strongest sides in cricket today, for both tests and ODIs, but if they are to remain one, their test cricketers and ODI cricketers will have to gel well and adapt to playing under different captains, and with different players. Australia has done that for a decade now. I'm not sure if India will be able to. The Seniors vs Juniors debate has done the rounds for almost a year now with Dhoni, Yuvraj, Uthappa, Ganguly, Kumble all giving voice to it. Sehwag, who besides Sachin, is the only connection between India's test and ODI batsmen has reportedly been at loggerheads with Dhoni. So if this is any indication for what is to come, the future could be quite destructive. Rohit Sharma may not get a test match, but say he does, and say he scores a debut 100 and shows the world his mettle and attitude and what not in test cricket. How would Yuvraj feel about that? If this was Pakistan, I can say for sure that there would have been more than one incident of a player hitting another with a bat. Is India over and above all this? Will they self destruct like Pakistan would have in such a situation or will they follow Australia's example? Time will tell. No matter what the situation, the times ahead sure are interesting for Indian cricket. Labels: BCCI, Dhoni, India Cricket, India vs Sri Lanka, Q, Yuvraj Singh Commercially speaking, I think T20 will become the dominant cricket format with lots of sponsorships, entertainment and a big fan base. Both India and Pakistan are good at T20 cricket. I expect to see a lot more of them at big finals, eclipsing Australia and others in a few years. Gaurav Sethi said... Q - very curious about the sehwag-msd angle. their relationship will define indian cricket, esp after the SRs retire. been on my mind today, gonna write about it. Welcome to Well Pitched Riaz. Riaz, if you're speaking about T20 then in the last world cup both Pakistan and India did eclipse Australia - u don't have to wait to see that happen. As for ODIs, after watching the young Aussie brigade in action against the Windies, i think other teams are still way behind. So am I NC.. Im not sure how much truth there is in it but there r reports so there must be something. Sehwag is obviously the most senior member of the team when Sachin isn't around and maybe he feels he missed out on the captaincy. He was VC at one point - only his mistake though as his form was woeful.. Very interesting point touched by NC ... Suppose in sehwag's captaincy india win the odi series in SL (not that tougher) and after arrival of dhoni (in CT which is really tough)team gets a serious beating ... we all know bcci ... they are master in creating mess. In sub-continent captain still lives in colonial hang-over .. and it is taken as senior's birth right. Mere being senior, and having respect among the teammates cant transfer u as a better captain. Nice blog Q. Thank you Amit P. Welcome to Well Pitched. I don't think Sehwag will captain in the ODIs. Only the test squad has been announced for which Sehwag is VC. I believe Dhoni will be back for the ODIs. And even if Dhoni's not bak, Yuvi will be. I thought dhoni opted out for whole series .. but thanks for pointing it out. Now he will definitely come for the odis ... cleaver guy! a great insight into the current ODI and test team. i hope india imitate Oz cricket or at least try to once again. Som said... Rohit Sharma must have done something which eluded our eyes to be fast-tracked into the Test squad at Yuvraj's expense. TV channels were claiming there was indiscipline issues with Yuvi but I think it was not something of very serious nature. This was ridiculous I must say. Rohit is struggling, yes he's, to adapt to ODI cricket and he himself said, not so long ago, that he needs time before thinking about Test cap. Anyway, axing Yuvraj is simply logic-defying. APU - For India's sake, lets hope so, though I feel the cracks are already emerging.. Som, Yuvraj has had a tough time in test matches. Since that 169 against Pakistan he has managed only 2 double figure scores (12 and 32) in tests against Pak, Aus, and SA. But I agree that Sharma hasn't done anything extraordinary to replace Yuvi in the squad.. if they had to, on current form Raina seemed like a better replacement. I think there's more to it than just the form. I mention the whole senior vs junior thing and its a known act that it was Dhoni who wanted the likes of Ganguly and Dravid out of the ODI side but Yuvi has been right next to him during it all - remember the phone call to the selectors from Australia during the test series? So i guess in order to keep harmony so to say within India's test ranks, without Dhoni to control Yuvi's attitude, the selectors probably thought it better to keep him out of it. Jaffer from Mumbai out, Sharma from Mumbai in.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line338
__label__wiki	0.998545	0.998545	Home » Stats » Results » 1932-33 Campaign Sat, 06 May 1933 - London Combination Division 2 Yeovil Town 6-1 Folkestone Town (H) Sat, 29 Apr 1933 - London Combination Division 2 Yeovil Town 2-0 Dartford (H) Mon, 24 Apr 1933 - Western League Division 1 Yeovil Town 2-5 Exeter City Reserves (H) Yeovil Town 0-4 Dartford (A) Tue, 18 Apr 1933 - Southern League Western Section Yeovil Town 0-2 Bath City (A) Mon, 17 Apr 1933 - Southern League Western Section Yeovil Town 4-2 Bristol Rovers Reserves (H) Sat, 15 Apr 1933 - Western League Division 1 Yeovil Town 4-1 Torquay United Reserves (H) Fri, 14 Apr 1933 - Southern League Western Section Yeovil Town 1-2 Bristol Rovers Reserves (A) Yeovil Town 0-2 Exeter City Reserves (A) Yeovil Town 3-0 Taunton Town (H) Sat, 01 Apr 1933 - Southern League Western Section Sat, 25 Mar 1933 - Southern League Western Section Yeovil Town 2-5 Torquay United Reserves (A) Wed, 22 Mar 1933 - Southern League Western Section Yeovil Town 3-1 Barry Town (A) Thu, 16 Mar 1933 - Southern League Western Section Yeovil Town 4-2 Newport County Reserves (H) Sat, 11 Mar 1933 - London Combination Division 2 Yeovil Town 1-0 Guildford City (A) Yeovil Town 5-1 Tunbridge Wells Rangers (H) Thu, 02 Mar 1933 - Somerset Professional Cup Wed, 22 Feb 1933 - Western League Division 1 Yeovil Town 2-6 Bristol City Reserves (A) Sat, 18 Feb 1933 - London Combination Division 2 Yeovil Town 1-1 Guildford City (H) Thu, 16 Feb 1933 - Somerset Professional Cup Thu, 09 Feb 1933 - Western League Division 1 Yeovil Town 3-1 Bristol City Reserves (H) Sat, 04 Feb 1933 - Southern League Western Section Yeovil Town 6-1 Merthyr Town (H) Sat, 28 Jan 1933 - Southern League Western Section Yeovil Town 1-0 Taunton Town (A) Thu, 26 Jan 1933 - Western League Division 1 Yeovil Town 4-0 Lovells Athletic (H) Yeovil Town 5-2 Barry Town (H) Thu, 19 Jan 1933 - Southern League Cup (R2) Yeovil Town 1-3 Bath City (H) Yeovil Town 3-1 Merthyr Town (A) Sat, 31 Dec 1932 - Western League Division 1 Tue, 27 Dec 1932 - London Combination Division 2 Yeovil Town 1-1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Reserves (A) Mon, 26 Dec 1932 - London Combination Division 2 Yeovil Town 3-1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Reserves (H) Sat, 24 Dec 1932 - Southern League Western Section Yeovil Town 1-2 Llanelly (H) Sat, 10 Dec 1932 - FA Cup (R2) Yeovil Town 1-2 Chester (A) Yeovil Town 1-2 Llanelly (A) Thu, 01 Dec 1932 - FA Cup (R1R) Sat, 26 Nov 1932 - FA Cup (R1) Sat, 19 Nov 1932 - Southern League Western Section Sat, 12 Nov 1932 - FA Cup (R4Q) Yeovil Town 3-2 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (H) Thu, 03 Nov 1932 - Western League Division 1 Yeovil Town 6-2 Lovells Athletic (A) Sat, 29 Oct 1932 - London Combination Division 2 Yeovil Town 1-5 Tonbridge Angels (A) Sat, 22 Oct 1932 - Western League Division 1 Thu, 20 Oct 1932 - Southern League Cup (R1) Sat, 15 Oct 1932 - Southern League Western Section Yeovil Town 1-5 Newport County Reserves (A) Thu, 13 Oct 1932 - Southern League Cup (RPrelR) Wed, 05 Oct 1932 - London Combination Division 2 Yeovil Town 0-6 Folkestone Town (A) Yeovil Town 0-4 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (A) Thu, 29 Sep 1932 - Western League Division 1 Wed, 28 Sep 1932 - Southern League Cup (RPrel) Sat, 17 Sep 1932 - Western League Division 1 Wed, 14 Sep 1932 - Western League Division 1 Yeovil Town 6-2 Cardiff City Reserves (A) Mon, 12 Sep 1932 - London Combination Division 2 Yeovil Town 2-3 Norwich City Reserves (A) Sat, 10 Sep 1932 - Southern League Western Section Mon, 05 Sep 1932 - Somerset Professional Cup Yeovil Town 8-0 Cardiff City Reserves (H) Wed, 31 Aug 1932 - Southern League Championship Match Mon, 29 Aug 1932 - Western League Charity Match Sat, 27 Aug 1932 - London Combination Division 2 Yeovil Town 7-2 Norwich City Reserves (H)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line341
__label__wiki	0.938545	0.938545	Flash Banner JavaScript Menu Back to Section One \| Back to Arts & Entertainment posted Friday, April 1, 2011 - Volume 39 Issue 13 One for the goddess by Richard J. Rosendall - SGN Contributing Writer The death of a screen goddess is bound to attract a circus-like atmosphere in addition to the normal obituaries and video tributes. Following the news of Elizabeth Taylor's death on March 23, 94-year-old Zsa Zsa Gabor's blood pressure rose and she was rushed to the UCLA Medical Center, crying, 'I'm next.' AIDS activist Suzanne Africa Engo in New York City got Taylor's name tattooed on her arms. The Phelps family of Topeka's Westboro Baptist Church threatened to picket Taylor's funeral, but they were foiled by her quick burial. As the initial noise dies down - including the chatter about her two Oscars and eight husbands, her many illnesses, her jewelry and perfume - her true legacy emerges. Hers is a dual legacy. The great acting performances can be seen by visiting Movies Unlimited or checking the schedule at Turner Classic Movies. Possibly her larger legacy is the cause to which she lent time and energy as well as her fame: her early and outspoken advocacy of HIV/AIDS research, beginning in the 1980s when most others, including President Reagan, were silent. Prior to Taylor's AIDS activism, her friendships with Gay colleagues like Roddy McDowall, Rock Hudson, and Montgomery Clift were the stuff of gossip. She was the world's leading 'fag hag,' an ugly expression for what was in fact sincere and devoted friendship. She also starred in films of Tennessee Williams' plays Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Suddenly, Last Summer, whose Gay subtexts resisted producers' efforts to soften them. But when AIDS hit her industry and her friends with disproportionate force, her response showed strength and determination rivaling the fictional Velvet Brown who made her a child star. She organized a fundraiser for AIDS Project Los Angeles in 1984. After Hudson died in 1985, she co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research with Dr. Mathilde Krim. In 1993 she created the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. Taylor was recognized with the Motion Picture Academy's Jean Herscholt Humanitarian Award in 1992, a Presidential Citizens Medal in 2001, and was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2000. When she was honored by the Screen Actors Guild in 1997 and the Kennedy Center in 2002, her humanitarian work was cited in addition to her acting. She was surprised and thrilled in December 2002 at the Kennedy Center Honors when the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington joined in the tribute to her, a producer's inspiration that demonstrated the change she had helped nurture. Her memory lives on in Washington at Whitman-Walker Clinic's Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center on 14th Street NW. Some people are dismissive of performers who use their celebrity to advocate for causes. It's as if being an actor automatically makes you brainless and unfit to express an opinion, or your motives are considered suspect. In the case of Taylor in the mid-1980s, she confronted not only the usual dismissiveness toward celebrities but an environment of fear and stigma in which ignorance, irrationality, and homophobia mixed into a toxic brew. Seeing her nation's government ignore a health crisis and watching her friends suffer, she felt compelled to act. As she put her fame and reputation on the line, the strength that had sustained her through many personal crises served her well. True leadership is rare, as is clear from the spectacle of politicians leaping opportunistically from one position to its opposite. Taylor became a leader and made a difference simply by standing her ground, speaking from her soul, and believing in her fellow citizens. Her violet eyes mesmerized us, and her messy love life titillated us; but her compassion and dedication set a splendid example of civic virtue. Here's to Dame Elizabeth Taylor. Richard Rosendall is a writer and activist based in Washington, D.C. He can be reached at rrosendall@starpower.net. 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__label__cc	0.674755	0.325245	International Events and Seminars 21st – 23rd September 2011 Dubai, UA Visited Dubai, UAE as a member of Pakistan’s Delegation to negotiate with the ETISALAT , Telecom Company of Dubai for settlement of outstanding issues of Pakistan Telecommunication Companies bought by ETISALAT 28th August – 2nd September 2011 Urumqi, China Visited Urumqi, China as a member of President’s Entourage to negotiate with Chinese investors for promoting Chinese investment in Pakistan 18th -21st June, 2011 Singapore Headed the Pakistan Delegation for holding Road Show to market Pakistan’s Exchangeable Bonds at Singapore Stock Exchange 21st -23rd June 2011 Hong Kong Headed the Pakistan Delegation for holding Road Show to market Pakistan’s Exchangeable Bonds at Hong Kong Stock Exchange 10th April – 16th April, 2011 Ankara, Turkey Visited Ankara, Turkey as a member of President’s Entourage to hold discussions with the Turkish Railways for starting Europe bound cargo train from Pakistan 1st – 4th October 2010 South Korea Represented Government of Pakistan in Regional Food Security Conference, organized by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) 21st -23rd May 2010 Anatolia, Turkey Attended Regional Food Security Conference organized by the Economic Cooperation Organization(ECO) 28th March – April 1st 2010 Edinburgh, Scotland , United Kingdom Held negotiations with the Scottish Potato Council for import of seed potatoes into Pakistan and their collaboration in developing High yield potatoes seed in Pakistan 16th-18th November 2009 Rome, Italy Represented Government of Pakistan at The World Summit on Food Security organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)[/accordion_item] 28th September – 2nd October 2009 Rome, Italy Attended 137th Session of FAO Council held for the approval of Medium Term Plan 2010-13 and Programme of Work and Budget 2010-11 for FAO May 3rd – 9th 2009 Tehran, Iran Attended a meeting regarding Bilateral Agreement between Iran and Pakistan to Monitor, Control and Eradicate Trans – Boundary Diseases at Tehran as well as presented before the senior Iranian Government officers details on setting up a national animal and plant health inspection system on the same pattern as developed by Pakistan 29th -30thSeptember , 2008 New York, Washington, USA Participated in the 3rd Session of Strategic Dialogue Between Pakistan and USA for extending cooperation between the two countries on agriculture research and development and other related issues 2nd -7th June, 2008 Washington, USA Held discussions with Senator Tom Harkins, Chairman Senates Committee on Food and Agriculture U.S.A for soliciting aid to Pakistan to overcome the food crisis being faced by Pakistan and Afghanistan 9th – 10th June , 2008 London, United Kingdom Participated in the International Grains Conference held biannually to forecast the international food grain scenario and make recommendations for taking remedial measures by the respective governments 16th – 18th January, 2008 Geneva, Switzerland Attended a meeting regarding Trade Policy Review of Pakistan at WTO Secretariat Geneva 24th – 25th November, 2007 Dhaka, Bangladesh Attended, as a member Pakistan’s delegation ,the 7th round of South Asian Regional Co-operation (SARC) Ministerial meeting on economic cooperation 15th – 16th October , 2007 Stratford – Upon-Avon, United Kingdom Attended an International Policy Council’s (IPC) Seminar held for discussing the role of the private sector and government on Sustainability in Food and Agriculture 31st July – 4th August 2007 New Delhi, India Member of Pakistan’s high level trade delegation to hold discussions with Indian Government for easing of trade restriction between the two countries under the umbrella of Composite Dialogue 14th – 17th May, 2007 Istanbul, Turkey Participated in the Joint Meeting of the 31st Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Grains and the 42nd Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Rice 5th 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visited Ukraine to see the functioning of Government and Semi-Government Institutions of Ukraine for carrying out comparative analysis of such institutions with Pakistan 12th -18th December,2005 Moscow, Russia As a team leader of a delegation of 10 senior government officers attending National Management Course at Pakistan Administrative Staff College, Lahore visited Russia to see the functioning of Government and Semi-Government Institutions of Russia for carrying out comparative analysis of such institutions with Pakistan 4th -9th April,2003 Katmandu, Nepal As a participant attending National Defence Course for senior officers at National Defence College, Islamabad visited Nepal to see the functioning of Government and Semi-Government Institutions of Nepal for carrying out comparative analysis of such institutions with Pakistan 10th-17th April 2003 Beijing and Shanghai, China As a participant attending National Defence Course for senior officers at National Defence College, Islamabad visited China to see the functioning of Government and Semi-Government Institutions of China for carrying out comparative analysis of such institutions with Pakistan 21st-24th February,2000 Dunedin, New Zealand As Secretary Health Department ,Punjab represented Government of Pakistan in a four day workshop on Health Issues in Mega Cities organized by the Kobe institute of Japan and World Health Organization 8th -10th August 1998 Kuwait As Joint Secretary, National Accountability Bureau held negotiations with PAK –Kuwait Investment Company for retrieval of assets held by a notorious smuggler illegally with the company National Confrences , Seminars and Lectures December 2011 Islamabad, Pakistan — Lecture On Privatization in Pakistan; Challenges and prospects to mid-career officers of the Government of Pakistan belonging to various departments undergoing training at Secretariat Training Institute Islamabad July 2011 Lahore, Pakistan — Moderator Conducted a Case study on Pakistan Railways for the senior officers of various government departments at Executive Development Institute, National School of Public Policy , Lahore June 2011 Lahore, Pakistan — Panelist Assessed and evaluated the performance of trainee officers at the Workshop on Agricultural Development of Pakistan held at Senior Management Course, National School of Public Policy July 2010 Lahore, Pakistan — Lecture On current state of affairs prevailing in the agriculture sector of Pakistan and the way forward to solve the problems in this sector November 2010 Islamabad, Pakistan — Chairman High level Investigation Committee to probe into allegation of misuse of authority by the senior management of Capital Development Authority , Islamabad while awarding the contract for the construction Golf course at Islamabad April 2009 Islamabad, Pakistan — Chairperson Conference on Rural Food Security conducted by World Food Program.(WFP) December 2008 Islamabad, Pakistan — Chairperson Workshop to evaluate efficacy of the development projects initiated in Pakistan by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD, Rome , Italy ) May 2006 Lahore, Pakistan — Moderator Conducted Case Study on Mukhtaran Mai : The Victim Of Gang Rape in rural area in Punjab Pakistan to sensitize the senior officers of the Government of Pakistan regarding the social economic and political context of similar cases April 2002 Lahore, Pakistan — Team leader In-charge investigation team to conduct an inquiry against senior district administration for the alleged role in the death of 60 devotees during a stampede at the holy shrine of Baba Farid Shakraganj Pakpattan 18th -21st April 1989, Islamabad — Participant Project Preparation, Management and implementation Techniques conducted by United Nations Development Program at Islamabad (UNDP)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line344
__label__cc	0.539425	0.460575	Women Against Shariah www.womenagainstshariah.com Suicide Bomber In Cameroon Kills Two In Attack On Christmas Market Posted by Women Against Shariah on Monday, December 26, 2016 Labels: Christmas, Killings, Suicide Bomber From Euro-News: YAOUNDE (Reuters) – A suicide bomber in the northern Cameroon town of Mora killed a young student and a woman in an attack on a market full of Christmas shoppers, an aide to the governor of Far North region said on Sunday. Suicide bombers suspected of belonging to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram have launched attacks in Mora, about 30 km (20 miles) from the Nigerian border, several times before. The bomb also killed the attacker and wounded five other people, said the aide to Governor Midjiyawa Bakary. “The suicide bomber was pretending to be a beggar and was walking towards the market which was full because of Christmas. Members of a vigilance committee spotted him before he could penetrate the market,” a Cameroonian soldier told Reuters. “He was stopped and in panic he detonated his explosives. If he hadn’t been spotted the death toll would have been higher,” he said. Fighters from Boko Haram have killed thousands in their campaign to carve out an Islamist state in their base in northeast Nigeria and have also launched attacks in neighbouring Chad, Niger and Cameroon. The group has frequently used female bombers and children to hit targets. Similar attacks used to happen on an almost daily basis in Cameroon, but the International Crisis Group reported this month that the frequency had fallen since September, leading analysts to believe Boko Haram was weakening there. 0 comments. Leave a comment below.: Spam and abuse will not be published. You can use some HTML tags in your comments. It is our position that shariah law imposes second class status on women and is incompatible with the standards of liberal Western societies and the basic principles of human rights that include equality under the law and the protection of individual freedoms. The shariah code mandates the complete authority of men over women, including the control of their movement, education, marital options, clothing, bodies, place of residence and all other aspects of their existence. Further, it calls for the beating, punishment, and murder of women who don’t comply with shariah requirements. In our efforts to stem the encroachment of shariah in the West, we are focusing on the following objectives: Education of the American public about the inherent human rights violations and the attempt to undermine or replace U.S. law and American statutes with Islamic shariah Publicizing of important issues related to sharia requirements such as honor killings, forced marriages, child marriage, polygamy, female genital mutilation, violence against women, etc. Alerting policy makers and legislators to potential human rights and equal rights violations and working toward the development of possible remedies and legal actions Building coalitions with like-minded organizations to develop policy initiatives and interventions for victims of shariah. Shariah: an all-encompassing and in-transmutable system of Islamic jurisprudence, found in the Koran and the Sunnah, that covers all aspect of life, including daily routines, hygiene, familial roles and responsibilities, social order and conduct, directives on relationships with Muslims and non-Muslims, religious obligations, financial dealings and many other facets of living. Ird: the sexual purity of a woman that confers honor to her husband, family and community. Ird is based on the traditional standards of behavior set forth in the shariah code and includes subservience to male relatives, modest dress which could include veiling and the covering of the body, and restricted movement outside of the home. The loss of a woman’s ird confers shame upon her family and can result in ostracism by the community, economic damage, political consequences and the loss of self esteem. Zina: the Koranic word for sexual relations outside of marriage. Under shariah law, Zina is punished by lashings, imprisonment or stoning to death. FGM: female genital mutilation refers to the partial or complete removal of the female genitalia for religious and cultural reasons. It is practiced to preserve a female’s chastity and dampen her sexual desire. FGM is permitted in the Koran but required by the Shafi’i, one of the four schools of shariah law within Sunni Islam. Honor Killing: a murder, usually of a female, committed to restore the social and political standing of a family or community when it is believed that the victim has violated traditional behavioral expectations. Such violations can include improper covering of the body, appearing in public without a male relative chaperone, talking to an unrelated male, or exhibiting independence in thought and action. An honor killing can also be based on hearsay or gossip that is perceived as damaging to a woman’s relatives. Forced Marriage: a marriage that is conducted without the consent of one or both parties in which duress is a factor. Such duress can include violence or physical intimidation, psychological abuse, blackmailing, kidnapping, or threats of imprisonment or institutional confinement. SLAVERY IN ISLAM Islam permits the taking of slaves as “booty” or as a reward for waging jihad. Slavery became a Muslim tradition at the time that Mohammed moved to Medina and amassed sufficient power for the enslavement of non-Muslims. Slavery is an accepted part of Islamic society and is never viewed in a negative way in the Koran, Sira or Hadith. In fact, it is a God-given right for Muslims to have slaves. [6:7] Allah has given more of His gifts of material things to some rather than others. In the same manner, those who have more do not give an equal share to their slaves so that they would share equally. Would they then deny the favors of Allah. Although Islam has sustained slavery for 1400 years, a Muslim may never be enslaved. Only non-believers or kafirs may be enslaved and may be eligible for freedom upon conversion to Islam at the discretion of the slave owner. Slavery is viewed as a moral good in Islam as it transforms a kafir into a believer. Slaves have no means for legal action in Islam and their rights are based solely on the good will of their master. If a slave flees his master, this is view as a sin against Allah. Slaves have few civil or legal rights. The following are rules pertaining to slavery from the Shariah: 1) Muslim men may have sex with female slaves at any time and it is not possible to “rape” a slave. 2) Slaves have the same status as animals and it is permissible to whip them. 3) No Muslim can be put to death for murdering a slave. 4) A slave’s testimony is inadmissible in court. 5) Slaves can be forced to marry whomever their master chooses and may not choose their marriage mate. 6) Christians and Jews who do not pay the jizya or protection tax can be enslaved. In his book, Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters, historian Robert Davis estimates that North African Muslims abducted and enslaved more than 1 million white Christian Europeans from the coastal towns from Sicily to Cornwall between 1530 and 1780. Muslim slavers also seized people from Britain, Ireland, Iceland and even American seaman on ships in the Atlantic. In a recent case of Muslim slavery in the United States, Sarah Khonaizan and her husband Homaidan Al-Turki were arrested for forced labor, sexual abuse and harboring an alien for enslaving an Indonesian housekeeper in their home in Colorado. The couple reportedly brought the housekeeper to Colorado from Saudi Arabia to care for their five children and to cook and clean for the family. The Indonesian woman slept on the basement floor, was paid less than $2 per day and was the victim of rape. Al-Turki and his defense attorney complained that they were being persecuted for their beliefs and stated, "The state has criminalized these basic Muslim behaviors. Attacking traditional Muslim behaviors was the focal point of the prosecution." Al-Turki received letters of support from the local Muslim community and from his academic colleagues at the University of Colorado. This case continues to arouse strong feelings in Saudi Arabia where there is great sympathy and support for Al-Turki. On March 26, 2008, a high level Saudi official brought up the case in a meeting with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. He urged Americans to review the case and mentioned the strong support for Al-Turki in Saudi Arabia. American Islamic Forum for Democracy Art Against Radical Islam Dangers of Allah Debate it Out Honest Reporting Infidel Task Force Investigative Project on Terror Logan's Warning Pierre Rehov Principles of a Free Society Radarsite Shariah Finance Watch Stop Stoning The West, Islam, and Sharia Translating Jihad Un:Dhimmi Click on the title of each story in order to go to the original news story. Women Against Shariah does not claim copyright on any of the stories. This site should be considered a repository of news stories relating to Islamic matters. We aim to put all relevant news on this site so our viewers can locate these important stories in one place. Thank you. The mission of Women Against Shariah is to prevent and outlaw the imposition of shariah law in the United States for both Muslim and American women as either a parallel legal system or a replacement for existing laws. Additionally, we hope to empower women worldwide to resist shariah. 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__label__cc	0.623644	0.376356	19 Jun Creativate Digital Arts Festival: Something For The Insanely Curious Posted at 09:00h in Digital Art, News by Tyrone Fisher The second Creativate Digital Arts Festival, supported by Standard Bank, runs across all 11 days of the National Arts Festival in Makhanda (27 June to 7 July) and offers a vast and exciting menu of innovation, creativity and inspiration. “This festival is not just for artists; it’s not just for geeks. It’s for the insanely curious. Those who want a glimpse into the future of creativity, and those who want to know more about the brave new world we’re entering, and how technology is giving artists more ways to tell their stories,” says Festival CEO Tony Lankester, who has co-curated the programme along with Toby Shapshak and Lauren Fletcher. Will & Shane, an installation This year, Creativate moves to the Monument (Thomas Pringle Hall), where pride of place will be held by the Creativate exhibition. Here, daring South African and international artists will exploit the spaces where creativity and technology meet, inviting visitors to experience the present through new eyes, explore the possibilities of our future, and encounter the past in ways yet to be imagined. “Standard Bank has enjoyed being at the heart of supporting creativity, no matter the medium. We consider art to be one of the most beautiful outlets and to watch it evolve is absolutely mesmerising. We look forward to seeing what the Creativate Digital Arts Festival has in store for us this year,” says Standard Bank Head of Group Sponsorships Desiree Pooe. Leading thinkers in innovation, music, social media and creativity will be giving talks and visitors will also be able to learn new skills in Creativate’s hands-on workshops, which will cover a range of topics including interactive arts, social media, digital soundscapes, augmented reality, Arduino programming and so much more. Co-curator Lauren Fletcher selects five highlights from the fascinating line-up: HERE is a virtual reality experience premiering at Creativate, produced by Electric South and directed by the phenomenal Shelley Barry, an artist working as an experimental documentary filmmaker and disability rights activist. Barry was born and raised in the Eastern Cape and we are excited to be showing HERE first, in her home province. Within the virtual space of HERE, Johannesburg artists with disabilities reimagine their city as an inclusive stage for a fantastic happening. THE INVISIBLE EXHIBITION is a collection of augmented reality artworks created and curated by top South African artists. A partnership between TMRW (The Mixed Reality Workshop) Gallery and Season 5 of the renowned Centre for the Less Good Idea, has led to this experimental collection of “invisible” artworks. I cannot wait to see what artists such as Lady Skollie, Blessing Ngobeni and William Kentridge, to name a few, create when they play and experiment with new and exciting technologies. Jenna Burchell is an award winning South African artist who exhibited her amazing sound installation HOMING at the National Arts Festival in 2014. We are excited to invite her back to speak about her latest project SONGSMITH & THE LIVING WILL OF TECHNOLOGICAL ARTWORKS. Burchell’s interactive sculptures have a technological magic and magnetism to them which, in her own words, explore “the nonsensical, yet beautiful, depth in technology when it is used with art; especially when it appears to act according to its own will”. Songsmith with Jenna Burchell CREATENEERING is a fun and playful workshop hosted by Dr Michaella Janse van Vuuren. Participants will learn how to add sound effects to drawings, stories and poetry. Learning about sensors, conductivity and capacitive touch, participants will create monsters that groan, cats that meow, and poetry that speaks out loud. This is the epitome of learning about technology through creativity. As an engineer, artist and designer, Van Vuuren has been at the forefront of 3D printing in South Africa. She will also be giving a talk, THE ART OF ENGINEERING, showcasing a few of her 3D printed artworks, THE ART OF PLAY. The Art of Play – Girl with Springbok by Dr Michaella Janse van Vuuren For those who love a good beat the Slaves to the Rhythm duo Barry van Zyl and Josh Hawkes will be hosting two workshops: ANALOG TO DIGITAL – A CREATIVE JOURNEY FROM OWNERSHIP TO ACCESS; and CONTENT CREATION: THE NEW GLOBAL PATH FOR CREATIVES. The enthusiasm and love for music from these two globally experienced musicians is infectious. They will take participants on a journey of live-performance and interactive-experience, and elements of the content generated at the workshop will form part of the late-night Creativate Afterparty, hosted and performed by Barry, Josh and DJ Stat3gy at 23h30, Friday 5 July at the Monument Sundowner Stage. Out-of-the-ordinary theatre productions complete the 2019 Creativate programme. Audiences can look forward to: FROGMAN, an immersive, technically innovative coming-of-age thriller from UK-based theatre company curious directive that integrates live action and virtual reality. The multi-award-winning team of Jemma Kahn and Jaco Bouwer bring CELLIST WITH RABIES, pushing the boundaries of kamishibai, a fascinating form of Japanese street theatre, to tell “a story of disease, failure and breakfast”. ERSATZ, French director and performer Julian Mellon’s “freely fantasised projection of a future man. In this non-verbal piece, Mellano manipulates concrete objects to explore virtual reality with the audience in a comical and mysterious treasure hunt. Sweden’s Sirqus Alon’s award-winning I AM SOMEBODY is a lyrical, sharp-edged, apocalyptic music-theatre piece – “a unique high-tech musical innovation for the internet generation (and everyone else)”. Visit the Creativate Programme. All Creativate exhibitions, talks and workshops are free, but space is limited for the talks and workshops so tickets should be reserved in advance at The National Arts Festival Website. The 2019 National Arts Festival programmes can be viewed as PDF’s here. The full Festival programme is available via Takealot.com for R75 plus delivery. Digital Arts Festival, Dr Michaella Janse van Vuuren, Lauren Fletcher, Makhanda, National Arts Festival, Shelley Barry, TAKEALOT, TMRW Gallery	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line353
__label__wiki	0.574894	0.574894	Total of 74 submissions. Help us reach our goal of 150 inspiring stories celebrating the achievements of colleges and institutes across Canada. Students at NSCC make a real difference Difference Dollars for Service Learning supports 27 student-led community-based projects Clad in chest waders, their life jackets and waterproof gloves, Emma-Leigh Dondale and her classmates prepare to wade into the frigid lakes and wetlands monitored by the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute. The second year Natural Resources Environmental Technology students from Nova Scotia Community College‘s Lunenburg Campus are installing floating platforms they… Community crops Social Services student leads greenhouse build for retirement home For Billy Upton, a new greenhouse filled with fresh herbs and vegetables was the inspiration to help grow a community connection. 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Les usagers pourront profiter de la veille stratégique, de la formation adaptée… College of the North Atlantic and Habitat for Humanity extend their existing agreement to develop affordable homeownership College of the North Atlantic Finding a place to live can be a daunting task during the best of times, especially one that fits your budget. It’s for that reason that College of the North Atlantic (CNA) and Habitat for Humanity Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) want to continue working together, to provide a solution to this ongoing problem for families… Le CERESO au Cégep régional de Lanaudière ouvre un nouveau lieu communautaire afin de démarrer des projets inspirants et novateurs Cégep régional de Lanaudière du Hebdo Rive Nord : La communauté du Cégep de même que celle du grand Lanaudière disposent désormais d’un lieu inspirant afin d’échanger des idées et démarrer des projets innovants; l’Espace 412. On doit l’idée au Centre d’expertise et d’accompagnement en innovation sociale au Cégep régional de Lanaudière (CERESO). Nommé l’Espace 412 en raison de cette… Community Impact at NSCC from NSCC: NSCC is committed to accelerating student and community innovation and entrepreneurial capacity. NSCC is committed to the success of Nova Scotia’s diverse students, cultures and communities. We do this by: Enhancing applied research We partner with key industries and sectors on research projects to support their growth and prepare our students for a… Le Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles partagent les pratiques de ses campus en matière d’engagement communautaire avec des visiteurs provenant de 6 pays Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles de Radio-Canada : L’expertise développée au Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles pourrait s’exporter à l’international. Des visiteurs provenant de 6 pays sont de passage à Carleton-sur-Mer pour documenter les pratiques des campus régionaux en matière d’engagement communautaire. En savoir plus. Un groupe d’étudiants du Cégep de Trois-Rivières lance une collecte de fonds au profit de la Fondation Movember Canada Cégep de Trois-Rivières Un groupe d’étudiants en Techniques policières lance « En mode moustache », une collecte de fonds au profit de la Fondation Movember Canada. « Cette campagne va au-delà du fait d’amasser des fonds. Nous cherchons à améliorer la sensibilisation et l’éducation concernant certains des problèmes de santé les plus graves qui touchent les hommes, soit sur le… Le Cégep André-Laurendeau offre une trentaine de ressources d’aide social aux personnes immigrantes Cégep André-Laurendeau La Formation continue du Cégep André-Laurendeau et le Centre social d’aide aux immigrants (CSAI) ont reçu environ 250 visiteurs lors de l’événement Bienvenue aux personnes immigrantes, le jeudi 19 octobre dernier, au Cégep André-Laurendeau. L’événement a permis à la population de toute origine d’avoir accès gratuitement à plus d’une trentaine de ressources (employabilité, études, orientation scolaire et professionnelle, familles, intégration…). De plus, une dizaine d’ateliers-conférences ont eu… Le Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue lance une Semaine pour la diversité sexuelle Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue Pour souligner la Journée internationale contre l’homophobie du 17 mai prochain (soit à trois jours de la fin de la session), le Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue, campus de Rouyn-Noranda, a décidé de devancer cet événement d’un mois afin de rejoindre davantage ses étudiants avant la fin des classes. « Nous croyons qu’il est primordial que notre milieu s’affiche comme une… Des étudiants en Techniques d’intervention en délinquance organisent une série d’activités pour les adolescents vulnérables Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Iles Campus de Carleton-sur-Mer ont récemment accompli, avec beaucoup de fierté, différentes activités leur fournissant des expériences de formation et d’animation préventives concrètes. S’affirmer, c’est s’apprécier! Dans le cadre du cours Approches et mesures préventives en délinquance, des étudiants de deuxième année ont organisé un atelier de prévention portant sur le thème de l’affirmation de soi.… Le CCNB, fier partenaire de l’Arbre de l’espoir! CCNB Au moins neuf programmes du CCNB : Campus de Dieppe contribueront dans un cadre pédagogique à l’organisation du Radiothon de l’Arbre de l’espoir qui se déroulera le vendredi 24 novembre à ce campus. Le Radiothon, qui est la grande finale de la campagne annuelle de l’Arbre de l’espoir, est présenté au CCNB – Campus de Dieppe… Many Hands marks two decades of community impact from Niagara This Week: A lot has changed over the years but, then again, much has stayed the same. Since its inception 20 years ago, Niagara College’s Many Hands Project has grown immensely in scope from a humble build of a few sheds and gardens at All People’s Daycare in Welland with a budget of… Le CIRADD, centre collégial de transfert de technologie en pratiques sociales novatrices LE CIRADD EN BREF Le CIRADD est un centre collégial de transfert de technologie en pratiques sociales novatrices (CCTT-PSN) œuvrant dans le domaine du développement durable territorial. Offrant des services de recherche (études, analyses) et des activités de transfert (conférences, colloques, formation), il répond aux besoins des organismes, des entreprises et des collectivités, tout en… Selkirk College nursing students help community members dealing with issues of housing insecurity, addiction, and untreated mental illness Third-year nursing students at Selkirk College have a unique opportunity to develop their nursing skills and knowledge of the social factors that shape health on the streets of Nelson. They work with local agencies to help people in the community who may be dealing with issues of housing insecurity, addictions and untreated mental illness. It’s… New Okanagan College program help support workers better serve Indigenous people and communities A new program developed by Okanagan College in collaboration with local First Nations communities and regional Aboriginal organizations will prepare learners to step into community support work assisting Aboriginal individuals and families. The Aboriginal Community Support Worker Certificate program launches on November 28 at the College’s Salmon Arm campus. It will include a practicum with… North Island College campaign highlights student impact in the community North Island College’s Office of Global Engagement is spearheading a new social media campaign to highlight students in the community. The stories are loosely based on the successful Humans of New York campaign, which profiled New Yorkers. Students of NIC initially profiles international students at NIC, showcasing their journey, passion and activities in the community.… Durham College carpentry students support Habitat for Humanity volunteers from DurhamRegion.com: The next phase of Habitat for Humanity’s Centre Town project is underway and the organization is hoping to see lots of hands on deck for the newest phase. A group of 911 responders recently spent a hot August day putting in the floor joists for four homes that represent phase 3A of Habitat… Olds College collaborates with Mountain View Food Bank on community beef donation program Olds College Olds College and the Mountain View Food Bank have partnered in a collaboration designed to address the growing demand for food in our community. Using our expertise and program facilities, Olds College will be giving back to the community that has supported us for many years. The goal of this initiative is to support the… NBCC’s Robertson Institute for Community Leadership from NBCC: Launched in 2014, NBCC’s award-winning Robertson Institute for Community Leadership is mobilizing students, staff, alumni and Board members College-wide to transform lives and communities. Built upon NBCC’s tradition of giving back, our Signature Learning Experience (community leadership) is at the heart of the NBCC experience. Our commitment through the Robertson Institute for Community… Yukon College orientation week activities immerse students in community stories Yukon College Everyone has a story to tell, and as part of this year’s Orientation Week activities Yukon College is inviting a few Yukoners to share their stories to help strengthen the connection between College students and the local community. The story-sharing event, which will take place on Tuesday, September 5, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in… Durham College art instructor’s unique project invites the community to take part from The Oshawa Express: A single person’s life is filled with countless stories. Some of them happy, some of them sad, some exciting and other times tragic; for one local artist, those stories can be the gateway to something bigger, and she’s looking to channel that idea into her latest project. Dani Crosby, an Oshawa… New program from KPU addresses cultural knowledge and justice issues within Indigenous communities Kwantlen Polytechnic A first-of-its-kind Indigenous studies program launching this fall at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) will focus on community and justice. KPU aptly announced its new minor in Indigenous community justice program on National Aboriginal Day. “My hope is that this minor will play a role in honouring, acknowledging, and respecting Indigenous peoples,” said criminology instructor Dr.… Conestoga College launches new training and education partnership with ONE CARE Conestoga has launched a new community-based supportive care fast-track training and education opportunity in partnership with ONE CARE Home & Community Support Services. Students who successfully complete the training will have the necessary skills and knowledge to provide personal care to clients in home and community settings throughout Stratford and Huron Perth. “We turned to… NSCC “Difference Dollars for Service Learning” initiative encourages students to give back to the community Nova Scotia Community College from The Chronicle Herald: During the winter and spring of 2017, students at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) are being invited to submit ideas for projects that will not only apply the knowledge they are learning at the NSCC, but which will also better life in the province. “Difference Dollars for Service Learning is… Confederation College students and employees raise 55K for the United Way from TB News Watch: Through donations, product sales and department competitions, the students and employees at Confederation College have raised $55,315 in support of its students, the United Way and “Stock the Bank”, an internal campaign in support of the Emergency Student Food Bank at the College. “I am consistently amazed, but never surprised at… Okanagan College nursing students gather warm-clothing donations for Kelowna’s disadvantaged Boxes of donated warm clothing that have been jamming the halls where Okanagan College’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program lives are on their way to making a difference for Kelowna’s disadvantaged. The first- and second-year students who sit on the BSN’s Global Health committee – a civically-minded, student-led initiative for social equity –… Yukon College Carpentry students helps expand community thrift store The Anglican Church Thrift Store in Watson Lake will be one-half larger when it reopens this spring. The 780-square foot store has a 480 square foot addition. The construction was done entirely by students in the Skills for Employment Carpentry program run by the town’s Yukon College community campus. “We are extremely happy with the… Selkirk College partners with Nelson CARES on annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraising event On February 25, people will take to the streets of downtown Nelson to increase awareness about homelessness in the community and raise funds to help continue renovations at Ward Street Place. There are two, five and 10 kilometre walks which give participants the opportunity to experience a few hours outside in the cold, a hint… CNA graduates volunteer at annual two-day food festival, Eat the Hill A dozen graduates from College of the North Atlantic (CNA) volunteered at the annual Eat the Hill event in Clarenville, working side-by-side with professional chefs to serve hundreds of people at the two-day food festival. Eat the Hill, which is organized by CNA culinary arts instructor Chris Sheppard and former instructor Roger Dewling, incorporates winter… Fleming College accounting students host free tax-preparation clinics from the Peterborough Examiner: The tax clinics began on Tuesday and will continue March 21 and 28 and April 4 from noon to 4 p.m. They will be located in the Galleria (B3200) at Sutherland Campus, 599 Brealey Dr., Peterborough. To be eligible for the free clinics, individuals must have a simple tax situation and… Holland College tourism students learn while giving back to the community Holland College from CBC: Giving back to the community has become a part of the work in Holland College’s Travel and Tourism Management class. Instructor Jennifer Lawton says students who specialize in events coordination learn how to plan an event from start to finish with a focus on fundraising for local non-profits. “That is where they start planning an event, in… Community paramedics fulfill proactive role in the community Saskatchewan Polytechnic from the Prince Albert Daily Herald: A new program is seeing paramedics get out of the ambulance and into the community. Saskatchewan Polytechnic recently graduated the first class of Saskatchewan community paramedics. One of those first graduates is Sheldon Hirschfeld, an advanced care paramedic with Parkland Ambulance. He’s already out in the community, hoping his… Selkirk College and Columbia Power partnership provides jobs and growth for the local economy Since Selkirk College alumni began transitioning into the regional workforce in the late-1960s, individuals educated close to home have helped build and grow the economy of the West Kootenay and Boundary region. As the college embarks on a celebration of its first 50 years and looks towards the next half-century, an exploration of the relationship… Selkirk College students showcase projects aimed at promoting peace in their communities Selkirk College Students taking the Leadership for Peace course recently showcased their learning projects aimed at promoting peace directly in their communities. From idea to implementation, students learned about the trials and triumphs of working toward social transformation. A group of eight Selkirk College students recently showcased their Peace Studies service learning projects that took them from… Lambton College receives national recognition for community work from Big Brothers and Big Sisters Canada from Blackburn News: Lambton College has received national recognition from Big Brothers and Big Sisters Canada. President Judith Morris accepted the post-secondary partnership award at the Lambton College Event Centre Thursday morning. “Our agency right here in Sarnia-Lambton nominated us for this award,” says Morris. “I think it’s because of 30 years of great partnership. The… Douglas College Institute for Urban Ecology involves community volunteers in insect research projects Douglas College from Maclean’s: People aren’t usually fans of bugs—not in their houses, not in their rooms and certainly not in their beds. So it stands to reason they don’t want them scurrying under their feet in their gardens, either. The User Network for Insects in the Urban Garden, or UNIBUG, is trying to convince you otherwise.… Centennial College Partnerships in Peru Impact Vulnerable Youth Centennial College Centennial College has worked in partnership with the Education for Employment (EFE) Project in Peru since February 2015. Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) developed institutional partnerships between Peruvian technical institutes and Canadian colleges, institutes and polytechnics as part of the program. Centennial’s role in the project has included design and implementation of curriculum, strengthening of… All aboard with updated zoo train The Kinsmen Express Train at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm & Zoo has been given a new lease on life thanks to several students in the Auto Body Technician and Automotive Service Technician programs. “These students got to make some lasting memories, and help other people make lasting memories as well,” says Scott Kucharyshen, Auto body… Have Whisk, Will Travel: Culinary Arts in the Community Saskatchewan Polytechnic is home to an important training ground for the next generation of Saskatchewan’s culinary masters. The Culinary Arts program, offered at the Saskatoon campus, is led by program head and long-time chef Derek Cotton and teaches students ‘a little bit of everything’ in the culinary world. “Our program is designed to prepare students… Camosun Hospitality Students bring fine dining to community shelter Our Place A dynamic team of sharply dressed hospitality students from Camosun College prepared a delicious dinner of herb encrusted pork loin with autumn squash puree, green beans and roasted potatoes for over 600 diners at Our Place Society last Monday evening. Our Place provides vital services to our region’s most vulnerable citizens, including regular meals—over 745,000… SGI Salvage and Saskatchewan Polytechnic mark unique 15-year partnership Students Train for Automotive Service and Auto Body Technician Careers by Fixing Total Loss Vehicles It all started with a Pontiac Sunfire in 2002. Since then, nearly 250 vehicles have been repaired by Saskatchewan Polytechnic Automotive Service and Auto Body Technician certificate students. Today, a long-running but little-known partnership between Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) Salvage… Street Smart Chefs: Culinary Arts in the Community Saskatchewan’s national notoriety for good eats has been steadily growing over the past few years. With master chefs looking to call the prairie province home, it seems appropriate that Saskatchewan Polytechnic is home to an important training ground for the next generation culinary masters. The Culinary Arts program is led by long-time chef Derek Cotton… Empowering women to follow their passion Penny Jean Wohlberg is a journeyperson carpenter and owner of Renovation Jeannie. She is also a strong supporter of Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Women in Trades & Technology (WITT) program. “For me it all started with WITT,” says Penny. “WITT is all about empowering women and giving them confidence. WITT was the catalyst that kick-started my career… Saskatchewan Polytechnic collaborative research puts patients first Patient-oriented research is becoming the norm for health-related research, and for good reasons. It focuses on patient priorities and outcomes and includes patients as active collaborators throughout the research process. “Patient-oriented research engages patients as partners and improves patient outcomes,” says Dr. Susan Blum, associate vice-president, Applied Research and Innovation. “This innovative, applied approach aims… Photographer Kelly Baker: Telling Untold Stories What do an anthropologist and a photographer have in common? A pure obsession with storytelling. Little wonder that Kelly Baker was drawn to pursue both career paths. In fact, before entering the photography program, she had already completed a PhD in Anthropology: “I went to school for a lot of years to become an anthropologist,… The Queen Street Billboard Project The new billboards on display in downtown Fredericton are designed to intrigue your sense of thought – they reframe the concept of how a typical billboard is used and showcase colourful eye-catching designs that each have a story to tell. This project flips the marketing norms to use billboards as exhibition space, and to give… Dare to Achieve, by Gavin MacDougall To mark Centennial College’s 50th anniversary as well as Canada’s 150th birthday, the college commissioned an outdoor mural at the new Centennial Residence and Culinary Arts Centre (CRCA) at Progress Campus. The winning design, entitled ‘Dare to Achieve’ by artist Gavin MacDougall, a graduate from Centennial’s Fine Arts Studio program, was unveiled on June 22. “Art that’s in the… Selkirk College Distinguished Alumna is Courageous and Compassionate Nurse Selkirk College recently awarded family nurse practitioner Patrice Gordon with the Distinguished Alumna honour at the Graduation 2017 ceremony held at the Castlegar Campus. The earnest professional provides compassionate care to isolated First Nations communities in British Columbia’s Chilcotin region while responding to crises world-wide as part of the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit.… Monsters Rule at Selkirk College’s Tenth Street Campus Building on an educational foundation for both elementary and college students, the Selkirk College Digital Arts & New Media Program joined forces with Hume Elementary School for a spirited project that brought to life some wonderful creatures. From the minds of Hume Elementary School students to the computer screens of Selkirk College Digital Arts & New… Selkirk College Adopts Sexual Violence Policy Selkirk College now has a Sexual Violence Policy in place making a clear commitment to creating and maintaining a safe and respectful learning, working and living environment. “The safety and well-being of our students and staff is of vital importance,” says Selkirk College President Angus Graeme. “This is an important step in letting everyone know that… Second SaskPolytech Habitat for Humanity home is moved to permanent location In December 2016, the second Habitat for Humanity home was moved to its permanent location in Prince Albert. This is the second house Saskatchewan Polytechnic carpentry students have built for Habitat for Humanity. In February 2015, Saskatchewan Polytechnic and Habitat for Humanity, Prince Albert, signed a memorandum of agreement for carpentry students to build five… Langara students pen the memoirs of local Holocaust survivors Langara College In Fall 2016, Langara launched Writing Lives: the Holocaust Survivor Memoir Project. Writing Lives is a one-time two-semester project at Langara College, coordinated by English instructor Dr. Rachel Mines, in which second-year students are connected with local Holocaust survivors to interview them and write memoirs of their lives before, during and after the Holocaust. An interdisciplinary initiative, the… Selkirk College Heavy Mechanical program students overcomes and gives back Overcoming obstacles on the way to a successful educational pathway is something the majority of post-secondary students can understand. A recent graduate on Nelson’s Silver King Campus knows what it’s like to stare into the face of adversity and triumph. As a residential school survivor, Selkirk College student Running Wolf has dealt with numerous challenges… Entrepreneurship Takes Off with the Lean LaunchPad program at Algonquin College A world-renowned pre-accelerator program, Lean LaunchPad is taught at over 200 universities worldwide, and back in February the team at Algonquin launched their very own version of the class. Although the AC version differed, in various ways, from the original, they both had at their core, the idea that participants ‘get out of the building’… Alison Murphy: The Artist and the Administrator The line between artist and administrator has never been so blurry than in Felt/Mixed Media Artist and Craft NB Executive Director Alison Murphy. Alison the artist was born in her father’s studio. Touching his brushes, his palette, and his creativity, she developed a love for colour and for collecting. After graduating in 2004 with a… NB Heart Truth: Featured Fashion Designer Chavah Lindsay Chavah Lindsay of Chavah Designs has the honour this year of being the only designer showcased in both of the premiere New Brunswick Fashion events this spring: The New Brunswick College of Craft & Design (NBCCD) Annual Fashion Show in Fredericton and the NB Heart Truth Red Dress Event in Moncton. Chavah is creating two… NBCCD Support the Creation of Mawi’art: Wabanaki Artist Collective from Charles Gaffney, Department Head, NBCCD: In 2013, I had a vision regarding our graduating students of the Aboriginal Visual Arts (AVA) Program at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD). How great would it be for them to transition from college to a supporting entrepreneurial environment that would enable them to refine their business… Amy Sullivan & Rachel Greenwood: Making Space for Clay Good partnerships don’t grow on trees. You find them buried in the mud. Amy Sullivan and Rachel Greenwood are mud goddesses. Both have been making a living with their work since graduating from the NBCCD Ceramics Diploma in 2006. Both of their respective businesses, Amy Laloon Pottery & Greenwood Pottery, are well known in the Maritimes. Now they have partnered… Algonquin College student research tackles environmental issues affecting Muskrat Lake Watershed from the Daily Observer: On Dec. 6, Algonquin College’s Waterfront Campus in Pembroke held an Applied Research Day to give students in the Environmental Technician (E-Tech) Program the opportunity to showcase their work. The E-Tech Program, which was founded five years ago, is a compressed diploma that can be completed in 18 months whereas other… Algonquin College graphic design students and grads participate in digital comic book project to raise awareness about the immune system and vaccinations from Metro Ottawa: “A prominent Ottawa doctor has teamed up with graphic-design prodigies to convince children to get vaccinated. Immunization Warriors is a digital comic book that aims to get children thinking differently about needles and go over the heads of reluctant parents. Comparing viruses to invading extra-terrestrials, the comic aims to explain the role of white… Future Ways of Living Cultural Celebration and Pop-Up Lab The unique George Brown College Institute without Boundaries (IwB), a Toronto-based educational program and design studio, works to achieve social, ecological, and economic innovation through design collaboration. from George Brown College: “The Institute without Boundaries (IwB) was founded in 2003 by the School of Design at George Brown College, in consultation with Bruce Mau. The… Copyright © 2017 Colleges and Institutes Canada	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line354
__label__wiki	0.609264	0.609264	EXO Achieves Quadruple Million Seller Status With “The War” EXO just achieved their Quadruple Million Seller Status by selling more than a million copies of their new album. “The War” broke the 1 million sales record in just a matter of 24 days! It’s their fourth consecutive album to reach Million Seller Status. EXO made an announcement to thank their fans for such an honor. “It’s unbelievable that we sold over 1 million copies already, when the album hasn’t even been out for a month. We feel that we much work hard to give back all of the love that [the fans] have given us. We were only able to achieve this thanks to our fans. We will create better music and performances with our thankful hearts.” — EXO Their achievement is even more special because they expressed their deep desire to become Quadruple Million Sellers during their “Ko Ko Bop” press conference. Congratulations to EXO and the EXO-L on such an outstanding achievement! Source: isplus	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line357
__label__wiki	0.94184	0.94184	Michael Rock / 2016 Image Courtesy of Tidal.com Crushed in the scrum behind the sound board at Madison Square Garden, wreathed in smoke (theatrical and otherwise), in the muddle of Kanye West’s epic album launch cum fashion show — an engineered spectacle that managed to interweave multiple pop culture narratives (Balmain-clad Kardashians, Caitlyn Jenner, Taylor Swift feud, Lamar Odom recovery, Fuck Nike) with high fashion royalty (Anna Wintour, Carine Roitfeld, Olivier Rousteing), random superstars (50 Cent, Naomi Campbell, Gigi Hadid), and high-concept performance art (Vanessa Beecroft’s refugee camp-inspired mise en scene), all into one mindboggling agglomeration — I had an epiphany. And like any good epiphany, mine came punctuated by a bell. About 20 minutes into the musical portion of Yeezy Season 3, as West previewed his new album, The Life of Pablo, a familiar Macintosh alert chime blasted through the massive PA system. At first it seemed like a random sound effect, but then it was clear: All 18,000-plus of us crammed into every inch of the arena — many paying hundreds of dollars for the honor — were listening to a guy play us some songs from his laptop … and he just got an e-mail. The seemingly unplanned ping lent an unexpected air of intimacy to the experience — as intimate as any event can be when it’s breaking Instagram and the New York Times covers it live on its home page — and underscored the ad hoc quality Beecroft set up with her ragged, tarpaulin-draped sets. West had gathered his friends together to casually share his latest work in progress, with a decided emphasis on “in progress.” For months leading up to the event, the artist had opened up his frenetic process through a stream of Twitter postings, public appearances, pronouncements, feuds, tentative titles, playlists, cover art, and bootleg tracks. Collaborators were announced and reshuffled. Entire songs were floated, discarded, and reworked. The final download was delayed, canceled, then offered in multiple iterations. Tickets for the event were announced online, then disappeared entirely, then suddenly went on sale three days in advance. Although it’s easy to dismiss this as (a) genius marketing or (b) massive disorganization, by revealing the multitude of radical revisions and minuscule tweaks that go into crafting each work, West draws his fans (and critics) into his creative process and rewards close, multiple listens while reinforcing his reputation as a hyperperfectionist craftsman. The blur of information and process surrounding the release of The Life of Pablo also suggests a shift in the focus from finished object to something more ephemeral: a designed relationship. It was purely coincidental — I think; you never know these days — that as West was arranging and rearranging the dizzying array of elements that would become the morphing coherence of The Life of Pablo, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was putting the final touches on its own exegesis on the subject of the “non finito.” Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible, the inaugural exhibition of the Met Breuer, the Metropolitan Museum of Art outpost dedicated to modern and contemporary art, opened a few weeks after Yeezy Season 3 but could have easily been the setup for it. The Unfinished show includes seven centuries of art historical examples — partially completed paintings, discarded sketches, rough studies, and intentionally discontinued works — to offer glimpses into artistic process and question the notion that art can really ever be done. The exhibition, notes Met curator Sheena Wagstaff, “throws into sharp focus the ongoing concern of artists about the ‘finishedness’ of their work, which, in the 20th century, they co-opt as a radical tool that changes our understanding of modernism.” The Unfinished exhibition proposes that unfinishedness in itself is a disrupter. Incompletion opens a work and reveals the always questing creative mind, befuddling our desire for simple endings. As artists, writers, and designers, we can work to disguise the fact that our work is never really done, or as West does, co-opt it as a “radical tool that changes our understanding.” That link between incompletion and disruption is at the heart of a widely circulated presentation by Kleiner Perkins partner, and ex-RISD president, John Maeda titled “#DesignInTech Report 2016.” On slide 14, Maeda draws a sharp distinction between what he calls Classical Design and #DesignInTech — read that: old fashion designers vs. those that code. He compares the two pursuits on four metrics: the number of people they reach, the time it takes to complete their work, the possibility of a perfectly finished outcome, and their relative level of confidence. Maeda imagines the classical designer as one for whom the attainment of a perfectly finished state is the goal, while the #DesignInTech lives only for the next iteration and for whom the product is “always evolving”. Further he imagines the Classical Designer’s level of confidence is “Absolute, and Self validating” — he must know different designers than I do — while the #DesignInTech’s is “Generally high but open to analyzing testing/research.” Using Maeda’s definition, West would easily qualify for #DesignInTech status. He reaches hundreds of millions, his work is delivered over the Net, he’s constantly evolving, and he’s open to real-time feedback. But then again, doesn’t that describe the state of contemporary design in general? Perhaps what Maeda misunderstands is that classical design is fast disappearing, if it ever really existed, and the iterative nature so emblematic in tech has worked its way into everything we do. The average life span of a contemporary building is not millennia but something short of 70 years, during which time it will be repurposed over and over again. No responsible designer can create a product without at least some planning for its ultimate demise and recomposition. And if we have learned anything about designing a brand, it’s that the work is never done but instead is a constant, iterative battle for relevance and currency. What West so vividly demonstrates is that fixity is one of the casualties of our current moment. The unfinished is inherently destabilizing. It makes us — the audience, consumer, listener, reader, whatever — question our own role in the notion of completion. And maybe finishing itself is antithetical to creativity. On the wall of the Met Breuer, the Pablo is quoted: “To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to be through with it, to kill it, to rid it of its soul.” In the end, maybe that bell wasn’t an epiphany after all; maybe it was just a high-tech death knell for something we used to call closure. Published in Bloomberg © Michael Rock Sex Machina	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line360
__label__cc	0.659634	0.340366	40 Days for Life Podcast Join Shawn Carney for a look at the latest news, trends, and victories in the spiritual battle to defend innocent human life--and learn how you can help peacefully end abortion where you live! The Realities of Spiritual Warfare - PODCAST #147 0 Topics We Cover On This Episode [1:23] All of the exciting things happening at 40 Days for Life [6:20] Socialists, Anarchists, and Satanists in Madison, Wisconsin [10:05] How the arguments against life have changed [14:48] Irony will destroy the abortion industry [17:43] What happened when common sense ceased in New York [20:21] This is what evil looks like [25:52] Why persecution is the best soil to grow fruit [30:40] The one image that will be the end of abortion The topic of spiritual warfare seems to be a hit or miss subject in Christian culture. While some give the Devil too much power others are content with ignoring the existence of the enemy altogether. The truth is that there is a very real spiritual battle going on. This was never more evident than during the recently concluded Fall 40 Days for Life campaign. From socialist protesters banging pots and pans to in-your-face abortion advocates dressed up as Catholic priests, this campaign had it all. Hear Shawn, Steve, and Matt break down the realities of spiritual warfare on this week’s episode of the 40 Days for Life Podcast. In just a few short years the arguments for abortion have drastically changed Not long ago the argument for abortion was based on a “scientific” approach. It centered around the dehumanization of the unborn and a convenience based definition of life itself. Due to the crumbling foundation of these positions, a new approach seems to have risen from the rubble. Fueled by an unprecedented level of hate, current abortion advocates are now arguing that Pro-Life views are somehow a direct attack on their identity and that they seek to deny women basic healthcare rights. How does this affect the fight for life? Find out on this week’s episode of the 40 Days for Life Podcast. Irony is killing the credibility of the abortion industry One of the loudest cries heard from those protesting the most recent 40 Days for Life campaign was the accusation of bigotry. That somehow wanting to protect the lives of the unborn was an overtly intolerant act. Ironically, while 40 Days for Life volunteers were peacefully expressing their views the ones calling them “bigots” were seeking to silence the Pro-Life message by any means they deemed necessary. These “tolerance warriors” acted with such hate and aggression that even Planned Parenthood asked them to leave because they were creating physical and emotional barriers that prevented women who were seeking abortions from getting inside. Learn how these poignant examples of spiritual warfare are killing the abortion industry on this week’s episode of the 40 Days for Life Podcast. Recent actions of protesters reveal the evil nature of abortion All throughout Scripture we see the Devil’s plot to end the lives of innocent children from the attempts of kings to kill the firstborn to the prophets of Baal sacrificing babies as an act of worship. Today the blood lust of ancient history masquerades itself as abortion. Typically you see this procedure supported by well-dressed politicians and scientists doing their best impression of someone who cares about women’s health. However, Pro-Abortion protesters have been letting the mask slip to reveal the truly evil nature of abortion. At numerous vigil sites they dressed up as Satan and intentionally engaged in behavior that mocks God and those who believe in Him. Discover how far some protesters will go to deter those who stand for life on this week’s episode of the 40 Days for Life Podcast. Pro-Life legacies will be the end of abortion Amidst a vast backdrop of spiritual warfare during the most recent 40 Days for Life campaign, one image stands out. Mother after mother returning to the place where they decided to choose life to tell volunteers about the difference they made. Not only that, but these mothers came back to show volunteers this difference by bringing or showing pictures of the children who wouldn’t be alive without their efforts. It provides an incredibly important reminder of the legacies being created by those who are willing to persevere against persecution for the sake of the unborn. These children will grow up to stand where their parents stood and be a voice for life for generations to come. Listen as Shawn shares just a few of these hope-filled stories on this week’s episode of the 40 Days for Life Podcast. Resources & People Mentioned Watch tonight’s broadcast of “From the Ground Up” Get your free subscription to Day 41 Email us at movie@40daysforlife.com to learn how you can host a theater for the UnPlanned movie free of charge The Beginning of the End of Abortion - Pick up your copy on Amazon and leave a review! Connect With 40 Days For Life www.40DaysForLife.com Tweets You Can Use to Spread the Word There is a very real spiritual battle going on. Hear a break down of the #SpiritualWarfare experienced during the latest #40DaysforLife campaign on this week’s episode of the #40DaysforLifePodcast. #ProLife #PrayforLife #Abortion In just a few short years the arguments for abortion have drastically changed. Find out how this affects the fight for life on this week’s episode of the #40DaysforLifePodcast. #ProLife #PrayforLife #Abortion Irony is killing the credibility of the #Abortion industry. Learn how what some would deem as negative #SpiritualWarfare is actually helping the #ProLife cause on this week’s episode of the #40DaysforLifePodcast #PrayforLife Recent actions of protesters reveal the evil nature of #Abortion. Discover how far some protesters will go to deter those who stand for life on this week’s episode of the #40DaysforLifePodcast. #ProLife #PrayforLife #ProLife legacies will be the end of #Abortion. Hear incredible stories of hope on this week’s episode of the #40DaysforLifePodcast. #PrayforLife Subscribe to The 40 Days For Life Podcast on Apple Podcasts & Google Play ©This podcast and its content is copyright of 40 Days for Life 2016-2020. All rights reserved	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line363
__label__wiki	0.639992	0.639992	Don't let your CMS wreck your content - part 1 Content management systems (CMS) make publishing and managing web content easier. But some systems have limiting features, or are set up in ways that aren't helpful. In this article, we look at page titles and CMS behaviour to watch out for. The importance of the page <title> The title plays a crucial role in search engine optimisation. Words used in the title are possibly the most important source of keywords. The title also helps people find and re-find content. It acts as the label for entries in: Browser favourites or bookmark lists (though users can edit it as they save a page) Tabs and the browser history Social media linking (on Facebook and Google+ for example. You can add extra metadata fields to provide alternative titles for some platforms, but this is extra data to create and manage). So it is important that the title is accurate, meaningful and concise. It must identify the page and give users a good sense of what the content is about. The need for some automation Before content management systems existed, lots of web pages were published without a title, or with a boilerplate title like "Template – add title here". Many web writers forgot or didn't know about the importance of creating a title. This is still a problem for documents created outside a publishing system — PDF and DOC files, mainly. To address this problem most systems are now set up to generate the page title automatically. This is a good idea, but it's not always done well. Even when it is, titles sometimes need a little extra that only an editor can provide. Allow editorial control and provide training The best approach is to have the system generate an interim title. Then a web writer or editor can edit it before the page gets published. The default could be the main heading plus the site name. Using this approach, a page will never be published without a title and you'll always have editorial control over this important piece of content. Don't rely on automation alone. As the rest of this article will show, there are problems with any formula you might try to use. You should train web writers so they understand the role of the title, how your content management system creates it, and how to edit it. An added benefit is that they'll then know they need to write a title for non-HTML documents published online. Common approaches to automation Main heading is used as the title Many systems are set up to use the main page heading ('About us', 'Contact us', 'Our services', 'Our publications' and so on) as the title. But this creates pages that are 'orphans'—content is not labelled as coming from your site. Your pages will be harder to identify in browser bookmarks or favourites, as the image below illustrates. Ambiguous ‘About us’ titles in the browser history In search results, Google will often compensate for this by adding your site name. Bing doesn't seem to, and other search engines may not either. Google may add the site name to the title Main heading plus the site name is used as the title Some systems add the site name to the main heading, which solves the orphan content problem. But if the site name is added in front of the page topic, it pushes the topic terms away from the left edge of the content. This can make it harder to skim over search results or entries in the browser bookmarks or history. And tab labels become useless, especially if you have more than one page from the same site open, as the image below shows. The site name at the start of the title makes tab labels appear identical So it's better to add the site name after the page topic. But sometimes this still won't provide enough context or keywords to identify the page. For example, an author creates a page called 'Kids and teens' in the library section of a local government website. The page is about library collections and programs for young people, but the title ends up being 'Kids and teens, East Gippsland Shire Council'. The title lacks keywords that provide context and meaning Adding folder names to add context Some systems try to solve this by adding labels from the folder hierarchy to the heading when creating the page title. However, this can lead to: Wordy titles. The first example below is titled 'Our history – About the University – The University of Sydney'. It could have been the more concise 'History of the University of Sydney' Very long titles, particularly if the hierarchy is deep Ambiguous titles if part of the hierarchy is skipped to avoid long titles. The second example below has the title 'Program of events – About the University – The University of Sydney'. There's no hint that the page is about events at the London Olympics involving members of the university's community. A wordy title often results from adding labels from the folder hierarchy And this approach doesn’t allow you to add alternative keywords when you might need to. For example, sometimes writers use the official name of a service or facility, but the name may not be known by all users. Local councils sometimes refer to rubbish tips as ‘transfer stations’ because they provide a recycling service as well as dumping rubbish in landfill. It would be useful to have a title such as ‘Transfer station (rubbish, recycling), Moonee Valley City Council’ for this page. Then users who aren’t familiar with ‘transfer station’ will recognise that this is the page they are looking for. This page title could be improved by adding extra keywords One label for the heading, title and menu The most restrictive approach I’ve seen is where the system uses the same label for the main heading, title and navigation menus. This can force writers to be very concise and drop keywords to avoid creating sub-menu labels that repeat the keyword from the menu label above. Again, page titles end up being ambiguous. In the example shown below, writing to accommodate short menu labels leads to ambiguous titles such as ‘Part 1 – Preliminary’ and ‘Schedule 1’. If you can't edit your automated title, what can you do? It is ideal to have a system that allows you to edit the automated title. However, if your current system doesn't, and you can't get it changed, you'll need to focus on improving the content elements that the title is generated from. Most often this will be the main heading. And each of the headings in the examples above could have been improved to make better titles. Part 2 of Don't let your CMS wreck your content The trouble with page titles Writing page titles: tips for web writers Is your content fit for social media linking?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line367
__label__wiki	0.818493	0.818493	Pakistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan vow to cooperate for regional peace ISLAMABAD (92 News) - Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan have expressed the determination to continue cooperation to promote peace, stability, and development in the region. The resolve was expressed at a joint presser of the foreign ministers of the three countries, after concluding the second trilateral meeting of the forum in Islamabad. Speaking on the occasion, Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Pakistan enjoys cordial and brotherly relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan. He said that a host of topics ranging from trade, investment, security, connectivity, and strategic cooperation came under discussion during the meeting. He said the trilateral meeting also discussed global and regional security environment, crimes against Muslim minority in various countries, the challenges of growing Islamophobia and Covid-19 pandemic. He said the meeting exchanged views on enhancing cooperation in the field of energy, environment and people to people contacts. He said special emphasis was made on increasing parliamentary and media exchanges among the three countries for better understanding and harmony. FM Qureshi thanked his Turkish and Azerbaijan counterparts for their support on the Kashmir dispute. He said the meeting expressed concerns over gross human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, prolonged military siege in IIOJK and India's unilateral actions to change demography of the area. Talking about Nagorno-Karabakh issue, Shah Mehmood Qureshi called for resolution of this dispute peacefully. He said Pakistan believes that all regional and global issues should be resolved through peaceful means and in light of the relevant international laws. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Pakistan has unique space in the hearts of the people of Turkey. He said both countries support each other in difficult times. He said the current trade volume between the two countries is 800 million dollars which is much below than the real potential of the two countries and this volume needs to be enhanced. He said over 100 Turkish companies are currently working in Pakistan in diverse fields and we are encouraging more companies to come and invest in Pakistan. He said both countries are cooperating in the sector of defence production. Mevlut Cavusoglu extended his country's full support to the people of IIOJK and called for resolution of the Kashmir dispute as per relevant UN Resolutions. Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said we condemn terrorism and reject Islamophobia. He expressed the resolve to continue extending cooperation for regional peace and development. He also thanked Pakistan and Turkey for extending their full support during the second war for the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh. Islamabad Declaration was signed on the conclusion of the second round of trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of the three countries. Turkey Pakistan Azerbaijan regional peace COAS Qamar Bajwa briefed about border management, fencing RAWALPINDI (92 News) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Corps Headquarters Peshawar on Friday. Foreign funding: PTI submits plea to ECP for daily hearing against PML-N, PPP ISLAMABAD (92 News) - The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has submitted a new application to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for conducting daily hearing of foreign funding case against PML-N and PPP on Friday.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line369
__label__cc	0.571115	0.428885	LHSAA Releases Statement On Fall Sports Season Scott Prather Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images The Louisiana High School Athletic Association released an official statement today regarding the Fall Sports season. Executive Director Eddie Bonine sent a memorandum to LHSAA member schools today, stating the need for high school sports "now more than ever". The memo's headline reads, "The LHSAA is fully committed to Fall Sports". "Now, more than ever, we are reminded that our communities need high school sports. Interscholastic competition supports the physical, emotional and mental well-being of student-athletes across Louisiana," Bonine says. "The LHSAA is fully committed to the safe return of high school athletics this fall," he continued. "We encourage member schools to follow LHSAA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee Guidelines to ensure the safety of our student-athletes, coaches, and administrators. Reopening high school sports depends on all of us working together." The statement comes two days after Louisiana state senator Cleo Fields released a letter to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, requesting high schools across the state to cancel Fall sports. LHSAA Fall Sports includes football, volleyball, cross country, and swimming. South Louisiana's Most Infamous Speed Traps Source: LHSAA Releases Statement On Fall Sports Season Filed Under: lhsaa Categories: Local Sports	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line370
__label__wiki	0.546346	0.546346	How to Minify Your Website's CSS, HTML & Javascript Home > Development > Web Development > Technical SEO Optimization: How to Increase Website Speed? "Minifying" css, html and JavaScript file sizes Video Transcription: Now let's talk about minifying your JavaScript CSS and HTML this video is brought to you by Appy Pie’s Academy. you can see that as these three options and essentially when I expand these they're gonna show them to you and you know like it's for a smaller site you see the size is not that big as your site gets bigger you see you can we can take a look at the CSS and you can see that it's also not a lot of size here and then we're gonna look and look at the HTML and it's also not tremendous here right you can see the size and the size you know reductions and all that so it's it's you you you win a little bit and that's fantastic so every little win is great your site will load faster with every single little win and it's ultimately up to you how much time you want to spend on this if you don't care about like extra mooey mooey mooey seconds you really just have to identify the biggest problem areas in this list and take care of them and so that will optimize basically you're not you gonna spend the least amount of time for the most amount of effort but long term generally you wanna make sure that every single detail that every single done as you can get you should take if you can get it and so for that reason it's not a bad idea to go through this and optimize this now there are a number of like HTML minifiers and HTML CSS and JavaScript minifiers i'll show you kind of how they work here's an example of an HTML mini fire. It's you can see the URL here kangh axe that github that io slash HTML - mini fire and what you'll see on the right side is all the options for it and basically the way these things work and essentially the way they work for HTML and CSS and javascript is that they'll get rid of you see this is the before I entered a page this page of mine from before and this is the after okay and what really happened is that it took all my code and it took out a lot of white space because you can see there's like collapse whitespace you see that that's one of the options I chose and you can read through it this is relatively advanced mini fire and there's a whole bunch of other options that it gives you something you can take somebody you can neglect but the biggest savings is giving up this getting rid of the space because look on the top part look how much space I was using and it's essentially you know like there's a lot of white space to get rid of so that's what I ended up doing and it shows you the savings so original size was this and you know I reduced the size by almost 50% which is pretty good and you can do this for all of your JavaScript HTML and CSS now here's the thing the HTML above that's how my code looks like when I edit it and it's very easy to edit now granted of course that you know how to edit code now the problem with this stuff on the bottom here is that this is an almost unreadable and almost uneditable by a human so how do you resolve this like how do you actually use it so what really happens is all the editing and testing and everything will be with code like this in your code base once you're done editing and once you're done testing you should have a final folder some code like the build folder where you're going to have the final versions of your HTML your CSS and they're gonna look like the bottom area they're gonna save you space they're gonna be the code functions the same but it's just not readable by humans so your server will just appreciate this because it's easier for it to process will be faster but for you you'll be always editing this and essentially as far as your computer is concerned they're identical but as far as you're concerned of course it's easier for you to read and edit the top one so you're always going to be reading it at the top one but the thing that's gonna get served up on your website is gonna be the bottom one and it's always gonna be a little faster and it's easy to manage as long as you keep a built folder for your finalized versions of your pages and that's the easy way to mitigate both the editing the readability in the load speed of this code.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line374
__label__cc	0.570216	0.429784	Youth give time instead of money April 4, 2019 The Ranger News 0 By FAYTHE REEVES, Staff Reporter \| Instead of sending a large sum of money to a charity, millennials and generation Z students choose to give time by volunteering and participating in charitable events to see the impact they are making immediately. Activities and events paired with a small donation are what draw in most people from younger generations into giving to charity according to Corby Fails, the marketing manager at Panhandle PBS. She also said that while millennials and generation Zs give less from a financial standpoint, they do not hold back their money out of stinginess or a lack of caring about the needy and less fortunate. “Younger generations want to participate in philanthropy, they just don’t have the monetary funds to do so as older generations would,” Fails said. “They do want to invest their heart into it and just a little bit of money, so they’d rather participate in a small event where, for example, they donate $5 and go walk their dog for a mile.” Thomas Bales, a music composition major, said that he would rather do volunteer work for charities so he can see the results of his efforts. He also said he likes to see the plans for where the money is going because some charities misuse their donations by giving too much money to the top executives or spending their donations on trivial things that do not truly help their cause. He said he is also wary of donation websites that could be a front for scams. “I don’t want a generic answer like, ‘Oh, it goes toward the cure for cancer.’ I want to know what group you’re paying to research it, how much of your income actually goes toward the cause and what your positive impacts have been,” Bales said. Sporadic, emotionally-charged giving is common among younger generations, according to Fails. Taylor Allen, a graphic design major, said that she is a sporadic giver because donating is not something she is confronted with daily. Although, she said she only gives if she is randomly shopping somewhere and the cashier asks if she wants to donate, she said she will give in the future. “Generosity is sometimes forgotten and most people, like myself, could use a friendly reminder of how fortunate we are and how important it is to keep giving,” Allen said. “It’s important to stay humble, but also to support what you believe in for the chance of making a difference.” Students speak on helping the community Avid fan compares two Titanic films	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line377
__label__cc	0.524022	0.475978	Black Friday starts now at Adobe with discounts on Creative Cloud plans By Christine McKee \| 1 year ago Adobe has launched its Black Friday deals early and shoppers can save 40% on the Creative Cloud All Apps plan for a limited time only. Edit images using Photoshop on your iPad, or create docs with ease in Acrobat Pro on your Mac. Twenty apps are included in the plan for under $30 per month. Adobe Black Friday deals are live Adobe isn't holding out for Black Friday, which falls on Nov. 29 this year. Instead, the software company has unveiled its special Black Friday offer, which is a 40% discount on the Creative Cloud All Apps plan. Now $29.99 per month when you sign up for an annual plan, or $359.88 per year when you prepay for the annual plan, this deal includes Adobe's entire collection of creative desktop and mobile apps (20 in all). Business and Student & Teacher plans are also on sale, with prices as low as $15.99 per month. The All Apps plan includes Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Acrobat Pro, Premiere Pro and more. You will also receive the latest updates as soon as they're available during the year, as well as 100GB of cloud storage, Adobe Fonts and more. Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps 40% off *Requires annual plan. Terms & conditions apply. Adobe has been hard at work recently, with the launch of the new Adobe Fresco iPad app in September and Photoshop for Apple's iPad in November. The software company is also currently working on a version of Illustrator for the iPad, which is likely to be released in 2020. As for Adobe's Black Friday deal, the promotional pricing ends on Nov. 29. Terms and conditions do apply, and the subscription will automatically renew at the standard rate at the end of the 1-year term, unless you elect to change or cancel your subscription. Don't miss out on even more Black Friday deals, with savings on 16-inch MacBook Pros, iPads, Apple AirPods Pro and more. Additional Apple deals AppleInsider and Apple authorized resellers are also running additional exclusive savings this month on Apple hardware that will not only deliver the lowest prices on many of the items, but also throw in discounts on AppleCare, software and more. These deals are as follows: Save up to $438 on Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro B&H launches killer early Black Friday Apple sale Apple AirPods Pro are on sale Pick up a 2018 13" MacBook Pro for $1,399 2019 15" MacBook Pros drop to $1,999 Interested in additional Apple hardware? See if there is a Mac, iPad or Apple Watch deal that will save you $100s by checking out prices.appleinsider.com.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line382
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__label__wiki	0.593032	0.593032	Electronic Dance Experience (EDE) Ascendance Radio Newsletter Billie Eilish - bad guy (Lyrics) F.O.O.L - Carry On (feat. Holly Drummond) [Monstercat Release] Johnson Jeduthun - Wanna See You (Official Lyrics Video) Julien Marchal - Insight XXXIV Papa Ya - Yesterday jt0bdaeZMVQ Vicetone vs. Nico Vega – Beast [Monstercat Official Music Video] ADR.TV Get your Free Download below (Extended Mix included): http://www.smarturl.it/VicetoneBeast This remix is based on the song “Beast” from Nico Vega’s new Fury Oh Fury EP, available now! Buy the EP here: http://bit.ly/FOFNVoniTunes. Band on National Tour this summer, show dates & tickets here: http://bit.ly/YAvsTm ▼ Follow Vicetone http://www.smarturl.it/VicetoneFacebook http://www.smarturl.it/VicetoneTwitter http://www.smarturl.it/VicetoneSoundcloud http://www.smarturl.it/VicetoneYoutube ▼ Follow Nico Vega http://www.smarturl.it/NicoVegaFacebook http://www.smarturl.it/NicoVegaTwitter http://www.smarturl.it/NicoVegaSoundcloud http://www.smarturl.it/NicoVegaYoutube ▼ Follow Monstercat YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Monstercat Spotify: http://monster.cat/1hGrCWk Facebook: http://facebook.com/Monstercat Twitter: http://twitter.com/Monstercat Instagram: http://instagram.com/monstercatagram Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/Monstercat Google+: https://plus.google.com/+Monstercat The original music video for “Beast” can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/k7OYLVznNvQ Footage includes clips from BioShock Infinite Video Editing by Isosine: http://facebook.com/isosine http://www.BioShockInfinite.com http://www.IrrationalGames.com http://www.facebook.com/BioShock http://www.twitter.com/IrrationalGames . Monstercat 017 – Ascension is now available! Support your favourite rising Monstercat artists with a purchase here: http://www.monstercat.com/ascension/ / Want to use this song in your own videos? Please go to: http://monster.cat/YouTube_License beastbioshockdownlo...HouseHouse MusicMonstercatMonstercat MediaMonstercatMediaMusic Videonico vegaoriginal mixProgressive HouseVicetone The S.O.S Band – Take Your Time (Do It Right) (Solidisco Remix) [Free] Mutrix ft. Charity Vance – Come Alive (The Two Friends Remix) [Free] Bringing you all the best videos 24/7! NGHTMRE & A$AP Ferg – REDLIGHT (Official Video) [Ultra Music] Plastic Toy & DJ SNAKE – Try Me Steve Aoki & Monsta X – Play It Cool (Official Video) [Ultra Music] Kidswaste – Sleeping Pill (feat. KOLE) SOFI TUKKER – Fantasy (Official Video) [Ultra Music] Jason Ross feat. Emilie Brandt – IOU (Crystal Skies Remix) Get the latest news about Ascendance Radio and all our channels including interviews, event coverage, reviews, playlists, giveaways and more delivered straight to your inbox on a weekly basis. Upcoming Mixshows Aly & Fila: Future Sound Of Egypt As hot as the Sahara and standing every bit as tall as pyramids, Aly & Fila is the single most successful group to have emerged from the spiritual lands of Egypt. From the Med to the Red and from up high in Cairo, to down deep in the Sinai, they’ve built an immense, ultra-loyal in-country following, From that foothold turntable Shamans, Aly Amr Fathalah and Fadi Wassef Naguib went global. For over a decade their spirited take on the trance sound has captured the hearts, minds and imaginations of planet trance. With their whip-smart productions and sandstorm sonics, their performances have... Roger Sanchez: Release Yourself For any DJ and wanna-be producer, “hustle” can be an oft-overstated attribute and, yet, for the right person, it’s an underappreciated compliment from those in the know. Hustle is the absolute definition of both the man and the meteoric career of international DJ Roger Sanchez. From a humble beginning in NYC to multi-year residencies in Ibiza; from digging in dusty crates to headlining festival main-stages around the world, Roger is truly a self-made man and and dance music star. An early pioneer of podcasting, Roger was awarded the first-ever Best Podcast Award at the International Dance Music Awards in 2007. In... Sam Devine: Defected In The House The Defected In The House Radio Show is probably the biggest house music radio show in the world. Consistently ranked as the #1 music podcast on iTunes, the show racks up millions of plays and is broadcast on over 160 radio stations across the globe each week. Packed full of unique and varied features – including Most Rated Track and Album of the Week – the show celebrates the best in current and classic music, taking its cues from pure, quality house with which Defected has made its name. Defected In The House is THE house music radio show.... COPYRIGHT 2018 ASCENDANCE RADIO.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line385
__label__wiki	0.927233	0.927233	Saudi Crown Prince Spotted Addressing World Economic Forum From The Desert (Photos) Subsidy Returns As Open Market Price Of Fuel Hits ₦183 Per Litre Tafawa Balewa’s Tomb To Get Facelift (Photos) Uganda Election: Bobi Wine Rejects Results, Declares Himself “President-Elect” VIDEO: Pigeons Released By Buhari Refuse To Fly At Armed Forces Remembrance Police Pick Up Suspected Killers Of Bukola Saraki’s In-law, Dapo Ojora Some people have been picked up by the police in connection with the death of the late Lagos socialite, Dapo Ojora, Sunday Punch reports. It was learnt that the arrests were premised on suspicion surrounding the death of the polo buff, who died of gunshot on Friday. Dapo was one of the sons of the boardroom titan, Otunba Adekunle Ojora, and brother of former Senate President Bukola Saraki’s wife, Toyin. A reliable police source disclosed to Punch that the suspects included the deceased’s home help, whose identity was not disclosed. While multiple online news platforms reported that Dapo shot himself in the head, some sources said it was a case of accidental discharge. “The Lagos State Police Command had in a statement on Saturday cautioned members of the public against speculations over Dapo’s death. In the statement titled, ‘Dapo Ojora’s death: Police commence investigation, caution against media speculations,’ the spokesperson for the police, SP Muyiwa Adejobi, said the command would carry out a thorough investigation into the incident. The statement read in part, “The Lagos State Police Command has commenced a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of one Dapo Ojora, a socialite and polo buff, who was alleged to have shot himself in the head on Friday, 11th December, 2020, in his Lagos residence. The Lagos State Police Command therefore urges the general public to disregard media speculations making the rounds regarding the cause of his death until the investigation instituted by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, to unravel the cause of his death is concluded and the findings made public.” The statement added that police experts in the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba, “will do the needful on the investigation.” A police officer privy to the case confided in Punch that evidence from the scene of the incident hinted at a possible foul play in Dapo’s death. The source stated further that some people were being interrogated by the police in connection with the incident. The source explained, “Detectives have visited the scene of the incident and picked some clues which are suspicious and they think there may be more to his death than the suicide narrative people are spreading. All I can say is that some people have questions to answer.” Another police source told Sunday said the cause of death had yet to be established. “But some persons close to him have been picked up for interrogation and his home help is among them. It is too early to say the cause of death,” the source added. VIDEO: Man Who Was Killed By Female Corper Raped Her In 2017, Lady Says In Viral Video How My Son Was Arrested, Detained For Threatening Buhari EXCLUSIVE: FCMB Managing Director’s Wife Leaves Her Marriage Over Husband’s Infidelity Ede Poly Rector Suspended For Installing King-size Bed In His Office (See Photos) BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap 19 People, Kill Pastor In Niger State Copyright © 2020. Designed by 09030212348. Freedom Isaac ...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line390
__label__wiki	0.713594	0.713594	Marine Warning Displaying items by tag: IMDO Shipping Lines in Light of Brexit will Set up New Routes to Europe to Meet Demand, Says IMDO Companies in the shipping industry, reports The Irish Times, will respond to “unanswered demand” for more direct ferry services to mainland Europe if Brexit congests the key UK “landbridge” route, the State’s maritime development agency said. Hauliers have said the increased frequency of sailings between Ireland and Cherbourg in France to a daily service from January was welcome but that it would not serve as a substitute to the speed and ease of transit currently, before Brexit comes into effect, over the landbridge. Liam Lacey, director of the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO), urged importers and exporters shipping goods to and from Europe to “trial” direct routes between now and January when Brexit border checks begin to see if they work as alternatives for their supply chain. EU-UK border checks from January mean that transport companies and hauliers face delays at British ports on the Irish Sea and English Channel, potentially disrupting the fastest and cheapest transit route currently between Ireland and mainland Europe. Mr Lacey acknowledged that Brexit-related delays on the landbridge, jeopardising time-sensitive cargos, could force companies to change their business models and supply chains. “I don’t underestimate the difficulty about that,” he said. “People need to understand that they will have to consider changing the way they operate. It might be a short-lived thing until the landbridge settles down but we just don’t know that.” More here from the newspaper and a response from the Freight Transport Association of Ireland as Afloat also reported yesterday. BypassBrexit Direct Europe Routes IMDO Transport Association Casts Doubt on Brexit Shipping Report In Ireland a leading freight organisation has questioned a new government report which suggests that there is sufficient alternative capacity on continental shipping routes in the event of major delays at British ports following Brexit. As Afloat reported on Friday, the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) published a report that said it does not believe the government needs to intervene to provide extra services for hauliers using the landbridge at present. For more the Business Post reports on the Freight Transport Association of Ireland's response on the report's conclusion. Published in Ports & Shipping Freight Assoc Brexit/Shipping Report IMDO To Marine Transport: ‘ACT Now & Prepare to Switch’ Before Brexit ‘ACT now and Prepare to Switch’ — that’s the message to the logistics and maritime transport sectors from the IMDO as the prospect of a disorderly Brexit looms. The two-part strategy for stakeholders begins with ACT, or Assess, Communicate, Trial. As highlighted by the Government since 2018, Irish industry needs to assess supply chains to avoid disruption on the UK landbridge from 1 January 2021. There is maritime capacity available on both existing and new services to transport goods directly to Continental Europe across different modalities (RO/RO, CON/RO, LO/LO), which represent reliable alternatives to the landbridge. Now is also the time to communicate your requirements to shipping companies. There are multiple options to avail of new routes and new services. If there is a level of demand, shipping companies have demonstrated that they will respond to exporters’ needs — the latest being CLdN, which has indicated it can “dramatically” increase its direct services to the Continent if need be. The next step is trial — work now with your logistics provider or shipping companies to trial new options well in advance of any changes after the Brexit transition period ends. Stakeholders should Prepare to Switch to direct services to the Continent to protect their route to market and avoid disruption on the UK landbridge. This is especially important if: Your supply chain needs a lead in time to make alternative arrangements on the Continent; Your produce is time-sensitive; Customs procedures will cause unmanageable delays and costs to your business; There is a risk to your business in switching routes and this needs to be trialled well in advance. For more information on planning for Brexit, see gov.ie/Brexit Prepare to Switch Assess Communicate Trial Round Table Discusses Ireland’s Offshore Wind Energy Ambitions SSE Renewables recently hosted a virtual round table discussion with key stakeholders in the wind energy industry, examining their role in delivering on the Irish Government’s ambition for offshore wind energy. Among those taking part was Paul Brewster of the Irish Marine Development Office (IMDO), who was involved in supporting the work of the Development Task Force nearly five years ago as part of Ireland’s integrated marine plan, Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth. Offshore renewable energy was identified at the round table as a big growth area that could make a significant contribution to a step change in our ocean economy. SSE Renewables, which is planning the expansion of Ireland’s first operating wind farm at Arklow Bank, says the policy and supports needed for the industry have now aligned. And while all stakeholders had concerns about delays to foreshore licensing legislation, the industry has moved from hoping for progress to planning, and the conversations have become more commercially focused. Read the full report from this round table discussion on pages 22-27 of the latest Eolas Magazine. Published in Power From the Sea SSE Renewables IMDO Represents Irish Ports In New ’Network Of Excellence’ Towards The Port Of Tomorrow DocksTheFuture, the European Commission-funded project aimed at defining the vision for the ports of the future in 2030, has announced the launch of a ‘Network of Excellence’. The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) represents Irish ports in this network with gathers the most innovative ports to encourage development of innovative projects towards achieve their targets under the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Preliminary core topics will focus on energy efficiency (eg cold ironing, smart grid), alternative fuels (bio-fuels, hydrogen), sustainable and resilient transport infrastructure system, emerging technologies and digitalisation across the logistics chain, cyber security, innovative financing tools, multimodal transport, city-port relations and the circular economy. The Network of Excellence promotes ideas for the Port of the Future, overcoming the ports and shipping industry challenges of today and tomorrow with practical innovative ideas and best practices, promoting useful new technologies — and improving dialogue with and among the likes of international associations and maritime clusters. The Network of Excellence — which is open to co-operation with any organisation from maritime and logistics interested in contributing — will soon offer calls for proposals as it engages members through digital channels, as well as in-person events where possible. DocksTheFuture Latest ‘Ocean Of Learning’ Series Sees Bright Future For Ireland’s Shipping Sector As an island nation, Ireland is dependent on ports and shipping services to transport goods, and 90% of our trade is moved though Irish ports. Shipping and maritime transport services make a significant contribution to Ireland’s ocean economy, with the sector generating €2.3 billion in turnover and employing over 5,000 people in 2018. The importance of Ireland’s ports and shipping services is the focus of this week’s Oceans of Learning series, with resources from the Marine Institute and Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). Ireland’s maritime industry continues to grow and progress each year with Irish ports and shipping companies making significant investments. The ports sector in Ireland is currently undergoing a number of expansions and developments — with Dublin Port’s Alexandra Basin development, the development of Ringaskiddy in Cork by Port of Cork and the development of Shannon Foynes Port. Along with these major investments, shipping companies are also investing heavily in new tonnage, with Irish Ferries, CLdN and Stena leading new build programmes. IMDO director Liam Lacey said: “The Irish maritime industry can look to the future with confidence. It has shown itself to be resilient and agile in responding to challenges. “Over the past decade, it has had to respond to the challenges of the financial crisis of 2008, the uncertainty surrounding Brexit and recent challenges. Ireland’s maritime sector has continued to underpin our economy by maintaining vital shipping links for both trade and tourism.” Oceans of Learning offers downloadable resource such as fact sheets, a quiz and posters on Ireland's shipping sector. To access the resources for this week’s series, visit Port of the Future. For more information on Oceans of Learning, visit www.marine.ie and follow the Marine Institute on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. SFPC Oceans of Learning Marine Institute IMDO Remains Open For Business With Staff Working Remotely It’s business as usual at the Irish Maritime Development Office — albeit remotely for now to protect employees, clients and stakeholders amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The IMDO says it is firmly committed to supporting the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the Marine Institute and the maritime industry, including the ports and shipping companies, during this turbulent period. For queries on how the IMDO can assist, get in touch via email [email protected] and you will be put in touch with the right person who can help. Meanwhile, the IMDO urges everyone to please continue to take every precaution necessary to protect yourself, your family and loved ones, and anyone you interact with. Irish Continue Presence on Banks of the Thames During London International Shipping Week Following a recent re-enactment to retrace Granuaile, the Irish Pirate Queen's voyage from the west of Ireland to London where she met the Virgin Queen in 1593, the Irish will again be present in the UK capital as part of a major maritime event next week, writes Jehan Ashmore. The event is the London International Shipping Week (9-13th Sept.) though only first held in 2017, LISW returns to the Thames and is regarded as one of the largest maritime events in the world. During the week, major announcements will be made by industry and government on the future of the UK’s £40bn maritime sector. Aptly a present day Royal link is connected also with maritime matters as Princess Anne is to launch LISW19 along with senior British Cabinet ministers including Minister for Maritime, Nusrat Ghani MP, when they officially welcome 500 of the world’s leading maritime executives, diplomats and heads of government. Among the packed-filled event programme of seminars, conferences and receptions is the LISW19 International Maritime Cluster Round Table Debate which is to be sponsored by the Irish Maritime Development Office. The IMDO is an Irish government office which provides support to national and international maritime businesses in Ireland in addition the agency works to provide independent advice and guidance on EU funding initiatives. The LISW debate will involve maritime clusters represented from those in the UK, Singapore, Monaco, Hong Kong, US, Ireland, Norway, Greece, Cyprus and Malta. Leaders of these maritime clusters from around the world will discuss and debate key issues facing the way clusters operate independently. In addition the debate will provide an opportunity as to how they can improve cooperation between themselves. Following the debate and discussion session will be lunch held on Wednesday (11th Sept.) at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright, 3 More London Riverside. The morning invitation only held event has a target audience representing shipowners, managers, brokers, insurance related businesses, ports, regulators and financial services. For further information about LISW19, this can be found on the event's dedicated website here and event guide. The venue of London Riverside as the name suggests is within sight of Tower Bridge, Pool of London where the re-encactment of Granuaile (Grace O'Malley) voyage (as alluded above) took place at the historic setting of the Pool of London. Afloat will have more from this tourist attraction during the course of the event week. Completion of the re-enactment trip to the UK capital involved ocean-race boat, Believe in Grace which was solo sailed by Joan Mulloy from County Mayo, whose ancestor was Grace of Malley also known as the Pirate Queen of Mayo. Granuaile London Int Shipping Week Kontainers - Winner 'Maritime Services Company of the Year' at Export Industry Awards #Ports&Shipping - Kontainers, Dublin were the winner of the 'Maritime Services Company of the Year' at the annual Irish Exporters Association’s (IEA) Export Industry Awards. The award sponsored by the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO), recognised the work of Kontainers, a digital partner in cutting edge ocean freight platforms, currently serving some of the biggest brands in shipping. Portwest based in Westport, Co. Mayo, a manufacturer and distributor of work wear, safety footwear and peronal protection equipment, was the Overall winner of the Exporter of the Year Award 2018. The prestigious award sponsored by the IEA, saw some 500 export industry professionals attend the gala awards ceremony last Friday at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin. Also in attendence at the black tie event were diplomats representating over 25 embassies in addition to applicants and their guests. The premier event now in its 18th year, has 12 categories that recognise the remarkable achievements of companies working in the export industry in Ireland. Kontainers IEA Export Industry Awards IMDO Launch Report: “The Implications of Brexit on the Use of the Landbridge” #Ports&Shipping - The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) the State agency responsible for the development, promotion and marketing of the shipping and services sector, have produced a report, "Implications of Brexit on the Use of the Landbridge". Published online yesterday by the IMDO, the report uses quantitative and qualitative methods to determine the volume of Irish imports and exports that use the UK landbridge on an annual basis. In addition the report proposes seven Government recommendations to mitigate against any negative impacts of Brexit on Irish economic sectors and transport routes. The report was carried out under terms of reference set by the Department of Transport,Tourism and Sport. The study quantifies the volume of Irish import and export traffic that uses Landbridge. It also establishes the drivers of the choice to use the landbridge Assisting the report study were the Irish Exporters Association (IEA), the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA), the Freight Transport Association of Ireland (FTA Ireland), Dr.Stephen Hynes, economics lecturer at NUI Galway, and director of the Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU), Dr. Andreas Tsakiridis, research associate in marine economics at SEMRU. To view and or download the Report, click here. Launch Report Brexit & Landbridge Popular Safety Stories Bundoran Lifeboat Crew Help Rescue Man from Boat Aground Off Ballyshannon Bundoran Lifeboat Assists in Recovery of Sunken Vessel off Killybegs Irish Coast Guard & RNLI Issue Water Safety Appeal for Christmas & New Year Lough Ree RNLI Locate Two Kayakers as Storm Bella Approaches The Name of the Late Don Clarke of Strangford Lough Yacht Club Will be on the New Clifden Lifeboat	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0066.json.gz/line391

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